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erine's Trixie, in a yield of 18,945.7 pounds of milk, contain- 

 ing 791.48 pounds of fat. Among the great butter-fat 

 producing Guernseys are Murne Cowan with a yearly record 

 of 1,098 pounds, May Rilma, 1,073 pounds, Nella Jay 4th, 

 1,019 pounds and Langwater Nancy, 1,012 pounds. 



The American Guernsey Cattle Club was the first breed 

 association to establish what are known as official tests for 

 milk and butter production, conducted by disinterested 

 experiment station or agricultural college employees. Since 

 the Club began this work, the Guernsey has made a remark- 

 able showing. Some of the largest butter-fat records made 

 by cows of any breed have come from the Guernsey. 



The prices paid for Guernsey cattle average fairly high, 

 compared with those of other breeds. In 1918 the average 

 price of 1,318 head sold at public auction was $330, while 

 the average of 2,464 head sold in 1920 was $508. On May 

 13, 1921, at the Eastern Guernsey Breeders' Association 

 sale 56 head brought an average of $1,087. Some very high 

 prices have been paid for individuals, one two-months-old 

 bull calf, Florham Leader, selling for $25,000. 



The distribution of the Guernsey is not so extensive as 

 either Jersey or Holstein-Friesian. Wisconsin is the leading 

 state in promoting Guernseys, while the Middle Atlantic 

 states, New England, and the North Central states largely 

 furnish the American support of the breed. The American 

 Guernsey Cattle Club, with headquarters in New Hamp- 

 shire, is the official promoter of the breed, and there are also 

 state and local Guernsey clubs. 



The Ayrshire is a Scotch breed that originated in the 

 region Robert Burns has made famous, the county of Ayr 

 in southwest Scotland. It has rather a cold, damp climate 

 in winter, but there is good grazing in summer. Except 

 near the sea, the country is more or less hilly. The Ayrshire 

 is a dairy breed, and one of the youngest of the prominent 

 breeds. Cattle were taken to the Ayrshire country from 



