. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. 204 PRAIRIE AGRICULTURE. I ; THE AYRSHIRE. This is a native of the county o
. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. 204 PRAIRIE AGRICULTURE. I ; THE AYRSHIRE. This is a native of the county on the west coast of Scotland, whose name it bears. The original type has undergone great improvement by the introduc- tion of the blood of the Teeswater breed and probably of that of the Jersey. The modern Ayrshire is one of our best dairy breeds, of smallish size, but much more symmetrical than the Jersey, and capable of feeding into compact carcasses of beef. Its horn is strong and generally curving forward and Ayrshires are red and white in varying proportions, Avith dark colors not uncommon ; frequently the ex- tremities are black. The lighter colors are now the more fashionable. The milk of the Ayrshire is said to be particularly adapted to cheese making on account of the small size of the fat globules which it contains. THE JERSEY. This is the great butter breed of cattle. Upon the little island of Jersey it has maintained its purity far longer than any of the British breeds, as the importa- tion of foreign cattle was prohibited. The Jersey It. 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 Winnipeg : Consolidated Stationery Co.
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