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Fig. 191. — Ayrshire cow, "Midland Nellie IV.," a prize-winner at the 

 Highland and Agricultural Society Show of Scotland. 



features of the breed are the head, with its rather long, 

 large and erect horns, the color of hair, the capacious body 

 and beautiful, shapely udder. From a show point of view 

 the Ayrshire udder is more uniformly developed than that 

 of any other breed, but in Scotland there is considerable 

 criticism that beauty of form and small teats have sup- 

 planted a less shapely but more valuable udder, from the 

 standpoint of production. The skin of the Ayrshire in- 

 clines to be somewhat thick and lacking in mellowness in 

 comparison with some other breeds. Cows of this breed 

 produce very good yields of milk. For the year ending 

 December 31, 1915, there was produced an average of 9,406 

 pounds of milk by 1,938 cows in advanced registry tests; 

 the largest official year's record being 25,329 pounds by 

 Garclaugh May Mischief 27944. The milk is just average 

 in fat content, testing about SH to 3% per cent. Lily of 

 Willowmoor 22269, the most famous cow of the breed, pro- 

 duced 955.56 pounds of fat in a year. She also has a five- 



