AYRSHIRE CATTLE 



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The cows also carried their width well out at the rear, giv- 

 ing them a beautiful form. At this show the Canadian or 

 Scotch t}pe won the favor of the judge and this t\T>e of 



Fig. 41. — Ayrshire cow. 



Ayrshire has now become the fashionable one in show-yard 

 circles. 



Characteristics. — The colors of the Ayrshire are various 

 shades of red or brown, with white, mahogany and white, 

 or white, with each color clearly defined. Brindle is 

 allowed, but is undesirable. At the present time the 

 white color should predominate. While the dairy type is 

 preferred, it is not so greatly sought after as in the case of the 

 Jersey, Guernsey, or Holstein, particular emphasis being 

 placed upon beauty of form, symmetry, smoothness, 

 straightness of lines, and uniformity of udder and placing 



