. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 69 Devon, and Hereford cattle are said to have been o\\iied by the farmers of that region. From the minghng of color of these breeds we get the red, brown, and white markings that are features of the Ayrshire. At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were cows in southwest Scotland that were famous milkers, and by offering prizes for compe- tition, the Scotch people have still more encour- aged large milk produc- tion. The mature Ayr- shire bull weighs about 1500 and the cows nearly 1100 pounds. While a true dai
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 69 Devon, and Hereford cattle are said to have been o\\iied by the farmers of that region. From the minghng of color of these breeds we get the red, brown, and white markings that are features of the Ayrshire. At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were cows in southwest Scotland that were famous milkers, and by offering prizes for compe- tition, the Scotch people have still more encour- aged large milk produc- tion. The mature Ayr- shire bull weighs about 1500 and the cows nearly 1100 pounds. While a true dairy breed, the Ayr- shire inclines to be a trifle fleshy, with more thick- ness over the withers, along the back, and about the thighs, than have the Jersey or Guernsey. Some of the bulls are quite too beefy for the best dairy form, and these cattle fat- ten the best of any dairy breed. â xr J. â¢! ⢠J? X Fig. 40. A fine exaiiiplo of breed ehar- Very Strikmg features actor as soon in an Ayrshlro head. Photo- c A v.* xi, craph from Mr. C\ M Winslow. of the Ayrshire are the ^ ^ head, with its rather long, large, and erect horns, the red and white, or brown and white color, with white most abundant, the capacious body, and beautiful udder. No other breed of dairy cows has such a uniformly well-developed uddiM' us the Ayrshire, the forepart being much extendtnl, and tlii^ rear udder carried well up behind. At a big show these dairy. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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