. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. catti,b;. 287 fully establishes the reputation of the Ayrshire cow, so far as the dairy is concerned.'' As a Beef Animal. Mr. Rankin, a high authority, who thor- oughly tested the Ayrshires on his own farm, the soil of which was of an inferior quality, has this to say regarding the Ayrshires as beef cattle : ' 'The fattening properties of the Ayrshire cattle we believe to be a little exaggerated. They will feed kindly and profitably, and their meat. AYRSHIRE cow, "dBLLA ; will be good. They wil
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. catti,b;. 287 fully establishes the reputation of the Ayrshire cow, so far as the dairy is concerned.'' As a Beef Animal. Mr. Rankin, a high authority, who thor- oughly tested the Ayrshires on his own farm, the soil of which was of an inferior quality, has this to say regarding the Ayrshires as beef cattle : ' 'The fattening properties of the Ayrshire cattle we believe to be a little exaggerated. They will feed kindly and profitably, and their meat. AYRSHIRE cow, "dBLLA ; will be good. They will fatten on farms and in districts where others coxild not be made to thrive at all, except partly or principally supported by artificial food. They unite, perhaps, to a greater degree than any other breed, the supposed incompatible properties of yielding a great deal of milk and beef. On their natural food, of poor quality, they give milk abundantly and long, and often until within a few days of calving. In their own coun- try, a cow of a fleshy make, and which seldom proves a good milker, jnay be easily raised from five hundred sixty to seven hundred pounds,. 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 Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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