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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



size, and yield much more than double the quantity of milk. 

 The pure Ayrshires are generally red and white, spotted or 

 mottled, not roan, like many of the Short-horns, but often pre- 

 senting a bright contrast of colors. They are sometimes, though 

 rarely, nearly or quite all red, and sometimes black and white, 

 but the favorite color is red and white brightly contrasted, and 

 by some breeders strawberry-red is preferred. The head is 

 small, fine, and clean ; the face long, and narrow at the muzzle, 

 with a sprightly yet generally mild expression ; eye small, 



AYRSHIRE COW MOLLIE FENDER, 4,351. 

 From Robert W. Carrons, Washington, Pennsylvania. 



smart and lively ; the horns short, fine, and slightly twisted up- 

 wards, set wide apart at the roots ; the neck thin, body enlarg- 

 ing from fore to hind quarters; the back straight and narrow, 

 but broad across the loin ; joints rather loose and open ; ribs 

 rather flat ; hind-quarters rather thin ; bone, fine ; tail, long, fine 

 and bushy at the end ; hair generally thin and soft; udder light 

 colored and capacious, extending well forward under the belly ; 

 teats of medium size, generally set regularly and wide apart ; 

 milk veins prominent and well developed. The carcass of the 

 pure Ayrshire is light, particularly the fore-quarters, which i& 



