DAIRY BREEDS OF CATTLE 



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Ignorance of breeds and breeding and of proper feeding and manage- 

 ment cause a great many cows to fall below the standard embodied in the 

 foregoing qualifications for dairy type. This fact, however, is no argument 

 against the merit of improved breeds and should not cause one to question 

 the value of well-established dairy breeds. 



Recognized Dairy Breeds of America. — Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, 

 Guernsey, Holstein-Friesian and Jersey breeds of cattle are recognized and 

 have been exhibited at the National Dairy Shows of America as specific 

 dairy breeds. Dairy cattle of the Dutch Belted, French Canadian and 



A Typical Ayrshire Cow. "Auchenbrain Hattie." 

 Medium in size, usually red and white, horns upturned and pointed. 



Kerry breeds are bred and maintained in America in comparatively small 

 numbers. The unimportance of these breeds in well-developed dairy 

 districts, however, does not warrant more than mention and a very brief 

 discussion of them in the limited space of this article. 



AYRSHIRE CATTLE 



Origin and Development. — The County of Ayr in southwestern 

 Scotland is the native home of the Ayrshire breed. The land in this section 

 is rolling and more or less rough, the climate moist and the winters extremely 

 cold, except for being somewhat tempered by the Irish Sea. The hills 



