Ayrsliire l-ow, Ni.i.i.ii, osi;i)ii.\E. wiumi- (.1 .-wcfpstakcs Gold Mecl.il foi' 

 breed at World's Columbiau Exposition, Cliicago. 1893. Owned by D. Drun'. 

 mond. Petite Cote. Quebec. 



DE.SCRIPTION OF AYRSHIRE CATTLE 



I^HIS BREED of Sfotcli dairy cattle originated undcrtlie rugged conditions of Ayr- 

 sliire and in their type and general characteristics tliey exemplify the form and 

 quality which would be called for in a dairy animal required to make the most eco- 

 nomical use of their food and do the best under conditions too severe for finer and 

 more delicate cattle. The head is slim, rather long in the face and surmounted 

 with a horn not wholly devoid of strength, the neck somewhat short is clean cut 

 though not delicate, tlie shoulder is sharp and the cliest full and deep, the body is 

 straight in its top lines, slightly more compact than usually found in the dairy typo 

 but has the volume which invariably results in large capacity for consumption and 

 production. The hind quarter is moderately wide and covered with flesh while 

 the thigh is thin and the udder long and excellent in its proportion. The size and 

 the placing of tlie teats is a feature which calls for careful attention in ranking 

 representatives of tliis breed. See official scale of points, pages 10:j and lOI. 



