CONTENTS. 



I. GENERAL AND DESCRIPTIVE. 



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THE AYRSHIRE Cow IN GENERAL 11 



As A MILKING ANIMAL 24 



As A BUTTER PRODUCER 46 



As A CHEESE PRODUCER 53 



MEAT 64 



OPINIONS OF THEIR WORTH 69 



THEIR ADAPTABILITY 68 



THE IDEAL AYRSHIRE Cow . 70 



THE AYRSHIRE BULL 91 



H. HISTORY. 



SCOTLAND AND ITS PAST 99 



WHITE FOREST BREED OF CATTLE 106 



COUNTY OF AYRSHIRE 123 



DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF ORIGIN OF AYRSHIRE CATTLE . 137 



ORIGIN OF AYRSHIRE CATTLE . . .145 



PROGRESS OF THEIR IMPROVEMENT 149 



III. LOCAL. 



IMPORPERS AND IMPORTATIONS 157 



PEDIGREE AND THE HERD BOOK 182 



LIST OF IMPORTED PRIZE AYRSHIRES 195 



LIST OF WOOD-CUTS OF IMPORTED AYRSHIRES .... 196 



PEDIGREES OF ILLUSTRATED ANIMALS 199 



APPENDIX. 



MILK : ITS FORMATION AND PECULIARITIES, ETC. . . .203 

 AYRSHIRE MILK. 

 JERSEY MILK. 

 AMERICAN HOLSTEIN MILK. 



CREAM . . 240 



