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Association of Canada was organized in 1870, and the Dominion 

 Ayrshire Breeders' Association in 1889; in 1898 the former 

 merged with the latter. In 1884 the province of Ontario published 

 Volume I of the " Dominion Ayrshire Herdbook." In 1886 Vol- 

 ume I of the " Montreal Ayrshire Herdbook" was published, and 

 four volumes in all issued as the " Canadian Ayrshire Record," 

 after which it was merged with the Dominion book into the 

 " Canadian Ayrshire Record," Volume XXVIII being published 

 in 1919. The Ayrshire Breeders' Association (American) also 

 provides for an Advanced Registry for both bulls and cows. The 

 Scotch Ayrshire Cattle and Herdbook Society was founded in 1-877, 

 the first volume of the herdbook appearing in 1878, since when 

 forty-one volumes have been published up to 1918 inclusive. 



In 1915 the Ayrshire Association from its headquarters at 

 Brandon, Vermont, began the publication of The Ayrshire 

 Quarterly, a very excellent illustrated journal that is devoted to 

 the promotion of the breed. There are a number of state Ayr- 

 shire associations, as well as district and local clubs in both 

 Canada and the United States. 



