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typical dairy cow, being wedge-shaped, that 

 is, narrow in the forequarters, gradually in- 

 creasing in depth and width backwards. 

 They are smaller and hardier than Short- 

 horns, also more energetic, thriving where a 

 Shorthorn would starve. At the same time 

 they do very well for rich soils and more 

 genial climates, though after a time, under 

 such conditions, they tend to lose their 

 characteristic quality as a milk - producing 

 animal only and begin to lay on fat. In 

 colour they are brown, red, white, black, or 

 these mixed in patches. The most common 

 being red, with white patches. The fat in 

 the milk of Ayrshire cows is in very small 

 globules, which makes it more suitable for 

 cheese than for butter-making, especially as 

 it contains a large percentage of casein, 

 jerseys and Jerseys and Guernseys are very favourite 

 8 cattle for private dairies, and are principally 

 found in the southern half of England. 

 They are not so hardy as our English 

 cattle, and require a mild and less rigorous 



