350 FARMING FOR LADIES, [chap, xviii. 



mostly prefer having in their paddocks some 

 smaller breed — either the Ayrshire, Welsh, 

 Suffolk, or Alderney ; of which the latter is in 

 the highest estimation. 



The largest cows, if of a proper make, ge- 

 nerally give the most milk ; but the quantity 

 which they yield varies greatly, not only in 

 their breeds, but in their constitution, treat- 

 ment, and the nature of the land on which 

 they are fed. It is also generally admitted 

 that great milkers seldom produce milk of 

 such fine quality as cows which give only a 

 moderate quantity. Although the Yorkshire 

 sort are not, for the reason already stated, to 

 be recommended, and those fi'om Lancashire 

 are rarely brought to London, yet the Ayr- 

 shires are frequently to be met with, and are 

 celebrated milkers. Though not nearly so 

 large as the Teeswater, they are heavier than 

 either the Welsh or Alderney, but their size 

 varies considerably, as necessarily also does 

 their price, which at present is, in Smithfield 

 market, from 15/. to 18/., when not more than 

 four years old, and ready to calve. Their 

 colours are red and white, like the short- 

 horns, though not so rich, and mixed in some 



