FARM DAIRYING 



AYRSHIRE 



Under conditions where the land is rough and 

 stony and pasture rather poor, no breed will give 

 as good returns as the Ayrshire. In her native 

 home, Scotland, she inherited a sturdy constitu- 

 tion and an independence which enables her to 

 hunt for a living, but she likewise responds well 

 to good treatment. 



The Ayrshire gives a medium flow of milk of 

 average richness, especially adapted for cheese- 

 making on account of its small fat globules, which 

 retard the creaming process — a fact which has 

 designated her as " the cheese-maker's cow." 



She is medium in size, weighing about one thou- 

 sand pounds, and is usually red and white, or brown 

 and white, the white predominating. She is a 

 stylish, alert cow, the backward sweep of the 

 horns giving her a distinguished appearance. 



MILKING STRAIN OF SHORTHORN 



Where dairying is not specialized but a few 

 cows are kept to supply the household with milk 

 and butter and to add to the fertility of the soil, 

 the milking strain of Shorthorns finds its place. 

 This breed has, in Canada, been bred for beef so 

 exclusively that the milking qualities have suf- 

 fered; but there are great possibilities in this fine 



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