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bi'Oi'd t()d;iy IkkI llici'c iicxcr 1)crii ;i sliow. '^Plic Icjidiiig exhibitors of show 

 Ayrshires of the flat, fleshy udder tyi)e have not made money, even if 

 they have sold their stock at large prices, because they did not get enough 

 milk to bring up the profits. One of the leading exhibition herds pro- 

 duced only half as much per cow as did another herd bred for produc- 

 tion alone. This shoAvs the folly of running to fads. You American 

 dairymen are making a great mistake in allowing showmen to be your 

 importers, as they are taking over 

 only tlie show type. By this 

 means you are losing, to the 

 American Ayrshire, the advan- 

 tages of our record Ayrshires in 

 the economy of milk production." 

 As an illustration that show 

 Ayrshires are not producers, the 

 ring of aged cows at the Royal 

 Agricultural Show last year is a 

 good illustration. The cows placed at the lower end of the show ring 

 were at the head in the production class. They stood as follows: 



Inspection class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 



Production on yield of milk 5, 4, 1. 



The cows receiving 2 and 3 in the inspection class were not shown 

 in the production class. 



Ayrshire calves at feeding time. 



Promising young Ayrsliires. 



Record Ayrshires are gaining rapidly in popularity. At the High- 

 land Show Ayrshire cows must produce, the night and morning before 

 the exhibition, 36 pounds of milk, or they are not eligible to enter the 

 This ha,s the advantage of preventing the cows being bagged 



show ring 



