. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. 06 CATTLE. of the West Highlander and the Galloway ^have not been too much sacrificed, and even the defects of the short-l orn needlessly- perpetuated*. Mr. Alton says :—" The qualities of a cow are of great importance. Tameness and docility of temper greatly enhance the value of a milch cow. Some degree of hardiness, a sound constitution, and a mode- rate degree of life and spirits, are qualities to be wished for in a dairy cow, and what those of x\yrshire generally possess. The most valuable quality which a dairy cow can possess is, that she yields much milk, a
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. 06 CATTLE. of the West Highlander and the Galloway ^have not been too much sacrificed, and even the defects of the short-l orn needlessly- perpetuated*. Mr. Alton says :—" The qualities of a cow are of great importance. Tameness and docility of temper greatly enhance the value of a milch cow. Some degree of hardiness, a sound constitution, and a mode- rate degree of life and spirits, are qualities to be wished for in a dairy cow, and what those of x\yrshire generally possess. The most valuable quality which a dairy cow can possess is, that she yields much milk, and that of an oily, or butyraceous, or caseous nature, and that after she has yielded very large quantities of milk for several years, she shall be as valuable for beef as any other breed of cows known; her fat shall be much more mixed through the whole flesh, and she shall fatten faster than any ; This is high praise, if it can be truly affirmed of the Ayrshire cattle; we are naturally anxious to know the origin, the history, and the general management of this valuable AYRSHIRE cow. The origin of the Ayrshire cow is even at the present day a matter of dispute; all that is certainly known is, that a century ago there was no such breed in Cuimingham, or Ayrshire, or Scotland. Did the Ayrshire cattle arise entirely from a careful selection of the best of the native breed ?—if they did, it is a circumstance unparalleled in the history of agriculture. The native breed may be ameliorated by careful selection ; its value may be incalculably increased—some good quahties—some of its best qualities—may be for the first time. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Youatt, William, 1776-1847; Martin, William Charles Linnæus, 1798-1864; Stevens, A. New-York, C. M. Saxton
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