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have not been so successful as some other breeds. In Scotland, large 

 quantities of cheddar cheese are made from the milk and for cheese mak- 

 ing the milk is of the best because of its small fat globules and high protein 

 content. 



TABLE 32. AYRSHIRE RECORDS 



Brown Swiss. The Brown Swiss cattle were introduced to the United 

 States from Switzerland which country is famed for this breed and also 

 for the Simmenthal. 



The Brown Swiss were first brought to the United States in -1869 

 when they were imported to Massachusetts from the Canton of Schwyz. 

 Other importations followed till at the present time they are found in 

 almost every State but not in large numbers. The semiofficial records 

 of 18 cows in the herd of E. M. Barton of Hinsdale, 111., gives an average 

 of 9,448.8 Ib. of milk and 363.7 Ib. of butterfat per cow per year, making 

 the average butterfat test 3.84 per cent. Of these cows seven produced 

 over 10,000 Ib. of milk a year apiece, the maximum being 11,274 Ib. con- 

 taining 391 Ib. of butterfat. The maximum butterfat yield per cow was 



TABLE 33. BROWN Swiss RECORDS 



