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TliG cow to which 1 refer, commenced her operations by- 

 giving twenty quarts of milk per day, at three years old. 



I consider the Ayrshire cow as the nniversal cow for the 

 dairy. She makes beef enough, when properly reared and 

 fed. She yields an abundance of milk for cheese or the market ; 

 and stands high as a producer of butter. 



Among them is a race of animals partaking strongly of the 

 nature of the Short-horns, round, compact, thick-meated, close- 

 shouldered, easily fattening, which are to be avoided. Some 

 are found also with a peculiar shcUiness of skin, a hard, 

 unyielding inelastic feel, Avhich is very objectionable. Avoid- 

 ing these two defects, you can hardly fail of purchasing a 

 good cow, taking the average as they appear on the farms in 

 Ayrshire. 



The oxen of this breed are remarkable for activity and vigor, 

 and for great thrift when fed for the shambles. 



