. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, October 10, 190$. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 cooked dinner, and it proved the most delicious meal I had tasted in many weeks. It consisted of a nourishing pea soup, followed by a roast of beef, with several kinds of vegetables, and a dessert of tart and preserves. Tea and cake were served later in the drawing room. After this appetizing meal we were taken to inspect the premises. The dairy of stone, with its rose-garlanded walls, would delight the heart of any- one interested or indifferent to sani- tary perfection. It contained two rooms for butter
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, October 10, 190$. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 cooked dinner, and it proved the most delicious meal I had tasted in many weeks. It consisted of a nourishing pea soup, followed by a roast of beef, with several kinds of vegetables, and a dessert of tart and preserves. Tea and cake were served later in the drawing room. After this appetizing meal we were taken to inspect the premises. The dairy of stone, with its rose-garlanded walls, would delight the heart of any- one interested or indifferent to sani- tary perfection. It contained two rooms for butter-making that were models of neatness and order; a separate room with large tank and heater, for wash- ing dairy utensils; while the two nearby stables or byres furnishing suf- ficient accommodation for 40 cows would bring forth exclamations of ap- proval from the most enthusiastic dairy crank. This stable was the perfection of cleanliness, from the well-scrubbed cement floor that was fancifully bor- dered with a neat pattern done in whitewash, to the immaculate individ- ual porcelain feed troughs that were imbedded in the cement. The cows stand in couples in double stalls and are fastened by chains around the neck. The byre is thoroughly cleaned each day. The gutters are 20 inches wide and 2% inches deep at the walk, slop- ing gradually to 6% inches at the end of the stall. The byres for young stock and the quarters reserved for the head of the herd were put to the most critical standard of cleanliness, and. taken all in all. I have never seen such perfect arrangements for the care o. cattle, nor such thorough cleanliness in field, dairy, byre and yards. The herd of pure-bred Ayreshires is composed of about 80 head, young and old. The milking cows were quietly grazing in a nearby field and afforded a beautiful sight. There were 30 roy- ally-bred matrons, with an average yield of 700 gallons per day, some giv- ing as high as 6 lbs. per day, while the butter fat was a trifle belo
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