Ayrshire cow, NELLIE OSBORNE. winner of Sweepstakes Gold Medal for 

 breed at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. Owned by D. Drun\ 

 mond, Petite Cote, Quebec. 



DESCRIPTION OF AYRSHIRE CATTLE 



1*HIS BREED of Scotch dairy cattle originated under the rugged conditions of Ayr- 

 shire and in their type and general characteristics they exemplify the form and 

 quality which would be called for in a dairy animal required to make the most eco- 

 nomical use of their food and do the best under conditions too severe for finer and 

 more delicate cattle. The head is slim, rather long in the face and surmounted 

 with a horn not wholly devoid of strength, the neck somewhat short is clean cut 

 though not delicate, the shoulder is sharp and the chest full and deep, the body is 

 straight in its top lines, slightly more compact than usually found in the dairy type 

 but has the volume which invariably results in large capacity for consumption and 

 production. The hind quarter is moderately wide and covered with flesh while 

 the thigh is thin and the udder long and excellent in its proportion. The size and 

 the placing of the teats is a feature which calls for careful attention in ranking 

 representatives of this breed. See official scale of points, pages 103 and JOi. 



