COLOR. 23 



Described as Number of Animals. Peicentage 



Bed, or mostly red 222 7.78 



Bed and white 2,014 70.61 



Brown, or mostly brown 47 1.64 



Brown and white 241 8.45 



Mostly black 2 ? 



Black and white 3 ? 



Yellow 1 ? 



Yellow and white 24 .84 



Dun 4 ? 



Brindle 20 .70 



White, or mostly white 17 .59 



White and red 184 6.80 



White and brown 19 .66 



Fawn 2 ? 



Roan 2 ? 



Spotted, flecked, etc. etc 40 1.40 



Were all the animals here recorded known to be, 

 without question, of the pure breed, the occurrence of 

 the few anomalous colors would open a discussion of 

 great interest. Of the imported animals, in but few 

 do anomalous colors occur ; one is described as bay 

 and white, and two as brindled. 



We have never seen one all white ; to find one 

 seven eighths white, with red or brown ears and cheeks, 

 is not very rare. Black, or black and white, occur, 

 but are not common. Some may be brindled in part, 

 as black and brown mixed. Although this is the re- 

 sult of our own obsevations in Ayrshire, yet it may 

 be well to quote from a letter of Robert Wilson, a 

 most intelligent man and successful breeder. " Colors 

 of Ayrshires are much the same since I can remem- 

 ber; different breeders have their particular color. 

 Light yellow, though common with some breeders, 

 is not the most common color. Red and white 

 flecked, though it should incline a little to yellowish 



