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BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



York. Even now the breed is of somewhat limited distri- 

 bution, being found largely in the Eastern states. There are 

 many herds in Wisconsin, and some important ones are in 

 Iowa, Illinois, and Ohio. These cattle have never secured 

 a strong foothold in the South, where Jerseys are very 

 common. There are many fine Guernsey herds in Eng- 

 land, where the breed has made an excellent record. 



Fig. 39. Bargenoch Bonnie Scotland, an Ayrshire bull, owned by John Sherwin, 

 Cleveland, O. Photograph by the author. 



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 

 various places, for Shorthorns, Highland, Dutch, Guernsey, 



