156 LOCAL. 



cannot be a guarantee of authenticity. Some true 

 Ayrshires have been imported from localities far 

 removed from their own county, and some inferior or 

 uncertain animals have found their way here under 

 the impulse of speculation. Prize-taking in Scotland 

 is one guarantee of authenticity. 



We shall have to ask breeders for charity towards 

 the imperfections of the list. It results through their 

 own negligence. 



The matter of pedigree must be considered one of 

 the greatest importance. It is the Alpha and Omega 

 of breeding. It must be sought for continually, 

 retained pertinaciously, and intensified yearly, in 

 order to achieve the greatest success. We therefore 

 present a few thoughts under this heading. 



