. American cattle:. Cattle. THE AYESHIRES. 113 We give a cut of the most fashionable modern style of the Ayrshire cow, of late importation, drawn from Plate 15 Ayi shire Cow "The origin of the Ayrshire cow, is even at the present day a matter of dispute; all that is certainly known about her, is, that a century ago, (1733,) there was no such breed in Cunning- ham, 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 m
. American cattle:. Cattle. THE AYESHIRES. 113 We give a cut of the most fashionable modern style of the Ayrshire cow, of late importation, drawn from Plate 15 Ayi shire Cow "The origin of the Ayrshire cow, is even at the present day a matter of dispute; all that is certainly known about her, is, that a century ago, (1733,) there was no such breed in Cunning- ham, 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 ardeliorated by careful selection, its value may be incalculably increased; some good qualities—some of its best qualities—may be for the first time developed; but yet there will be some resemblance to the origi- nal stock, and the more we examine the animal, the more clearly we can trace out the characteristic points of the ancestor, although every one of them improved. " Mr, Alton gives the following description of the Ayrshire cattle, (1783,) fifty years ago: 'The cows kept in the districts. 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 Allen, Lewis F. (Lewis Falley), 1800-1890. New York, Taintor brothers & co.
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