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character or type that was very plainly manifest to the 

 most casual observer. It was this uniformity, as well as 

 their distinctive showy attractiveness, that drew to the 

 foreign cattle the attention of the visitors in the stadium, 

 as well as that of the American breeders in and outside 

 of the judging arena. 



The judge on this occasion had been selected from 

 Canada, and, naturally, was partial to the Scotch type. 

 As a consequence, most of the prizes went to the Canadian 

 exhibitors. While the American exhibitors were bitterly 

 disappointed, the decisions made at Chicago have had a 

 far-reaching effect in changing the type of Ayrshire cattle 

 in America. Since that time the majority of the most 

 progressive breeders either have made direct importations 

 from Scotland, or have placed at the head of their herds 

 bulls of the Scotch type. This is particularly true of those 

 who exhibit at the leading fairs. And, when competition 

 comes between this and the old New England type, the 

 former nearly always wins. 



The question of type had become so confusing that 

 early in the year 1906 the officials of the American, 

 Canadian and Scotch Ayrshire breeders' associations 

 recognized it as worthy of their attention. The result 

 was that they agreed on a uniform scale of points, which 

 was intended to serve as a guide for the breeders of all 

 three associations. 



Breeders of these cattle have never practiced inbreed- 

 ing to any great extent, and there are few well-defined 

 families or strains, as in other breeds. 



327. Uses for milk and butter. In point of milk-yield 

 alone, the Ayrshire does not compare favorably, individual 

 for individual, with the Holstein, nor in butter-production 

 alone with either the Jersey or Guernsey. But in the 



