Record #:

10440

Author(s):

Reynolds, Charles

Abstract:

In 1897, George W. Vanderbilt traveled to the English Isle of Jersey to collect a choice herd of Jersey cattle. Originally intended for family use, the milk was used locally during the winter when the Vanderbilt family returned to the North. Vanderbilt was reluctant to stop local usage of his dairy when he returned the next summer, so he expanded his herd. Biltmore Dairy Farms has been adding to the herd ever since, and today there is a prize herd of 1,200 cows on the estate.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 23 Issue 6, Nov 1965, p108-109, 188-189, il

Subject(s):

Biltmore Estate (Asheville); Jersey cattle--Asheville