338 



JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



SCALE OF POINTS Points 



DENOTING QUALITY OF FLOW, 



but not too meaty 6 



MILKING MARKS 

 6 Points: 



Udder showing plenty of substan 

 SYMMETRY AND SIZE, 5 Points: 



Color of hair a shade of fawn, with white markings. 

 Cream colored nose. Horns amber colored, small, 



curved, and not coarse 



Size for the Breed Mature cows, four years old or 

 over, about 1.050 Ibs. 



100 



The Ayrshire breed of cattle has its native home in south- 

 western Scotland, with the county of Ayr as a center. The 

 color is a combination of red, brown and white markings, 

 with white predominating as a color fad. The size of the 

 Ayrshire is about medium and at maturity standard 

 weights will approximate 1,500 pounds for the bull and 

 1,100 for the cows. This is recognized as a distinct dairy 

 type breed, but the inclination is to be a trifle smooth-fleshed 

 rather than angular like the Jersey. The very striking 



>Fig. 190.-=-Ayrshire bull, "Bargenoch Bonnie Scotland, a famous 

 bull of the breed." 



