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of 3.28 per cent fat. The average for each cow was 625.8 lbs. 

 milk, containing 20.537 lbs. butter-fat, equivalent to 89.4 lbs. milk 

 (over 10^ gallons) per day, and nearly 24 lbs. of commercial 

 butter per week. After such proofs of large production of both 

 butter-fat and of milk, and showing that even in the largest 

 yields of almost incredible amounts of milk the content of butter- 

 fat was ID per cent in excess of the usual legal requirements, 

 further comment would seem unnecessary. 



Owners and breeders of Holstein-Friesian cattle base their 

 claims for the superiority of this breed over all other dairy breeds 

 mainly on the following points: First, that the Holstein-Friesian 

 is a large, strong, vigorous cow, full of energy and abounding 

 in vitality; second, that her physical organization and digestive 

 capacity are such that she is able to turn to the best advantage the 

 roughage of the farm, converting the same into merchantable 

 products; third, that she yields large quantities of most excellent 

 milk, fit for any and all uses, and especially well fitted for shipping 

 purposes; fourth, that heredity is so firmly established through 

 her long lineage that she is able to perpetuate herself through the 

 production of strong, healthy calves; and fifth, that, when for 

 any reason her usefulness in the dairy is at an end, she fattens 

 readily and makes excellent beef. 



IV. Ayrshires. 



By C. M. WiNSLOW, Brandon, Vt., Secretary Association of Ayrshire 



Breeders. 



The original home of the Ayrshire cow is in Scotland, in the 

 county of Ayr. This county has always been noted for its 

 dairy industry and the thrift of its inhabitants. The soil is strong, 

 giving good pasturing and abundant crops, the climate is rough, 

 and people and cattle hardy. 



The Ayrshires began to attract the attention of dair\Tnen 

 in other parts of the world some sixty years ago, and there was 

 an importation made into Canada and the New England States, 

 where they are bred in considerable numbers and highly prized. 

 They have been sent South, and are said to endure the heat better 

 than any other breed. They also are said to stand the cold of 

 Canada better than any other dairy breed. 



The Ayrshire cow is of medium size, weighing about one 

 thousand pounds, of blocky build, low on legs, and usually 



