Georgia, historical and industrial . Ayrshire cattle are among the youngest of well-established originally from the country of Ayrshire in the Southwest of Scot-land, a region of moderate fertility, where natural pasturage is so sparsethat grazing animals must travel long distances in a day to satisfy theirhunger, the small, unshapely foundation race has been built up withinthe ninteenth century by the liberal use of blood from the cattle of Eng-land, Holland and the Channel Islands, until they bear little resem-blance to the cattle of Ayrshire described in 1825. The breed of the
Georgia, historical and industrial . Ayrshire cattle are among the youngest of well-established originally from the country of Ayrshire in the Southwest of Scot-land, a region of moderate fertility, where natural pasturage is so sparsethat grazing animals must travel long distances in a day to satisfy theirhunger, the small, unshapely foundation race has been built up withinthe ninteenth century by the liberal use of blood from the cattle of Eng-land, Holland and the Channel Islands, until they bear little resem-blance to the cattle of Ayrshire described in 1825. The breed of the pres-ent day bears strong resemblance to the Jersey in certain features. Inform, color and horn it is very similar to the wild white cattle of Chilling-ham Park. With the exception of the little Irish Kerry, there is no cowwhich excels the Ayrshire in thriving on scanty pasturage and giving adairy profit upon the coarsest of forage. Yet she responds promptly andprofitably to liberal feeding. The Ayrshires are of medium size among. GEORGIA: HISTORICAL AND IXDUSTRIAL. 267 dairy cattle. The cows weigh from 900 to 1,100 pounds, averagingprobably 1,000 pounds in a well-cared-for herd. The bulls weigh from1,400 to 1,800 pounds at maturity, sometimes more. This breed is short-legged, fine-boned, and very active. The prevailing color of the body isred and white in varied proportions; in spots, not mixed. The Ayrshirecow yields a large supply of milk. Five thousand five hundred poundsa year as an average for a cow, well cared for, is counted on and oftenrealized. The milk is not exceptionally rich, but somewhat above theaverage. It is very unifonn in character, the fat globules being small,even in size, and not free to separate from the milk. The Ayrshii-e isnot, therefore, a good butter cow, but its milk is admirably suited fortown and city supply, being well above legal standards, capable of beingearned considerable distances and roughly handled M^ithout injury. Someof the cows have
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