T H E D A I R Y 9 0W . “6 Apt? V / C TTLE AYRSHIR Rwy OF A . ( L E N . D . E . LEWI S S TURT VA T , M , I, A N D JO S EPH N. S TUR TEVANT , O F A R O T F R A MI NGH A M MA . WA US H A KUM F M, S U H , SS W iT H A N A PPEND I X AYRSH IRE JERSEY AND DUT H MILKS , , C T HEI R F O R MATI O N A ND PECULIAR I TI E S . ‘ 4 B O S T O N A . L L A M A N W I I S D C O M PA NY , CORNE R WA SH I NGTON A D OO N S CH L S T S . 1 8 75 . ‘ Main 1 i . i D e p C O PY R I G H T . A LF R ED D GE A D S O N PRI NTER MU N , S; R U TE s er-m er mild of m n ki B fo t oth , hu a nd, Whe t her in fa rm -yard ru min an t re cline d e ve i ri es s r e is e At , w th ch t pa tu ag d t nt, E mble m of rur al quie t and conte nt r m e ir se re i s s ee e ir ers ree F o th c t on w t th udd f d , O r r i ie on i or m e g az ng pat ntly h ll ad , N e s or me or Wi 0 e e cow o b a t ta ld, g ntl , Can s wee ter thoughts re call to mind than thou . The e er is rod e gold n butt thy p uc , and Thou fe e de s t all t he nurs e rie s of t he land i s re ms e re s e - e s i s ee W th t a n cta ou , h alth b tow ng, w t, ’ e i e a s i s ri k in s u mme r s e a Wh n c d , lu c ou d n h t I n t he old mythic he ave n of t he North Th A d m la r mi s r e cow u b p o nent tood fo th . he s mm er s u s e e eir are e e ams W n u n xt nd th f w ll b , e ve s or m usi s ee e r se e ms At , what pa t al c w t ’ t he s i s e s he as e s me Than cow low ng wh n h t n ho , While clo u ds of inse cts r ound her s por t an d hum H er re is e m s O r s i ee b ath th n o t do ou nd d , F ull of t he s ce nt of hillside and of me ad ’ Inhaling it t he milkmaid s cheeks can s how ’ ” m i a A bloom s uch as cos et cs c n t bes tow. 25 8 07 0 T S C O N T E N . E ERA L A ND D E CR PT V E . 1 . G N S I I TH E AY RSH I RE Cow I N GENE RAL A s A MI LK I NG ANI MAL A s A B UTTER PRODUCER A s A CHEE SE PRODUCER OPI NI ONS OF THE I R WORTH TH EI R ADA PTAB I LI TY TH E IDE AL AYRSHI RE C ow THE AY RSH I RE B ULL I I H T RY . IS O . S COTL AND A ND I T S PAST WHI TE F ORE ST B REED OF CATTLE COUNTY O F AYRSHI RE D OCUM ENT ARY H I STORY OF ORI GIN OF AYRSHI RE CATTLE ORI GI N OF AYRSHI RE C ATTLE PROGRESS OF THEI R IMPROVEMENT I I I L CAL . O . I MPO R rER s A ND IMPORTATI ONS PE DI GREE AND THE H E RD BOOK LI ST O E IMPORTE D PRI ZE AYRSHI RES LI ST OF WOOD -CUTS O F IMPORTE D AYRSHI RE S PEDI GREE S OF ILLUSTRATED ANIMAL S APPEND IX . MI LK T F MATI N AND PE LI AR I TI E E T I S OR O CU S, C . I MI AYRSH RE LK . MI JE RSE Y LK . M K AMERI CAN HOLSTEI N I L . CREAM GENER A L A ND DES CR I PTI VE. I N this portion of our book we propose to present the Ayrshire co w to the reade r in he r various appear an oes and uses . O ur first chapter will tell what the A yr shi re cow r r s r r is , p esenting ext aneou matte only as illust ating this featur e ; in the three following divisions will be r s o given the statements of her p oducts , far as is know n to us ; our fifth chapter deals with the testi he r r mony of peculiar me its , while the following one ' t re at s t he question of adaptability . In the chapter on the ideal animal which natu rally r closes our fi st section , we have aimed to give the r Ay shire cow as she may become , founding our m r judg ent on the teachings of natu e and reason , f with the attest of care ul observation . 2 H A Y R S I R ES . ’ M M MBI E lly r R . CO , of Ti fou , when called upon r r b r C a mb r r to ead a pape efo e the h er of Ag icultu e , could begin thus My fathe r and grandfathe r were ” r . r r r deale s in cattle Not ou s is this p epa ation , nor " have we winte red and summered with the A y r r r he r r o ur shi e , and hea d nightly b eathing below ° r r st aw bed in the by e , as happens with many a r r r r Scotch hind . It we e a e good fo tune that should strike out dulness from the mind of one s o familiar w r ith his daily ca e , and unite ideas and the pen in the single hand . r r Not the less have we thought of the Ay shi e cow , if we have kept less n ear to he r . How many billows r are there , think you , between her home and ou s w r l r Ans e this , and we wil tell you we have b aved r r he r her . them all , in o de to study in home O ur plan is simply to bring to you r ear a narra tive of what is known and thought respecting this r r inte esting b eed of cattle . C r r The ounty of Ayrshi e , in the southwest pa t of n r Scotland , has given ame to a b eed of cattle cele brat e d r r in for thei dai y qualities . This county is r r outline nea ly of the fo m of a half moon , concave AY RSHIRE s e a towards the and convex on the land Side . Ayr , r s e a r at the joining of iver to , the most conside able w w r town , is mid ay bet een the no thern and southern e r . u xtremities , some eighty miles apa t Altho gh the r seat of the origin of the breed , as imp oved , is r placed to the no thwestward of Ayr , the cattle have s o n r r been lo g since dispersed ove the count y , and have been cultivated with such care , that the best may now be found in a region of w hich no place is much l r r above a dozen mi es distant f om the home of Bu ns . ff r of r r To o er a port ait this b eed , that shall be t ue n s o r a to ature , is not easy a matter as may at fi st p i pear . While the individuals possess that n common w r r hich clearly po t ays their kinship , there is withal m r r uch of individuality , as ma ked by color , fo m , and quality ; but none are so diffe rent from thei r type as to cause a good judge of the stock to think one a member of another breed . When there is a suggestion of a cross , there yet the r a clings to Ay shire an indescrib ble something , r an air , a style , that sets her apart f om all others Words have not the n ice shades of meaning to give h conveyance to the t ought . ’ r r Look at Rosa Bonheu s group , A Mo ning in the a Highlands .