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number of cxerllent records in milk fat production have been 

 made, with Lily of Willowmoor holding high rank with 955}/^ 

 pounds to her credit in a year. 



The distribution of Ayrshire cattle in America is largely 

 in the northeastern states and in Canada, where many 

 excellent herds are found. A few herds are found here and 

 there in the western states, as far as the Pacific slope, but 

 the A^Tshire is not popular in the West. These cattle are 

 hardy and do well in the more northern climates. 



Brown Swiss cattle originated in Switzerland. In color 

 they are usually a dark brown, with lighter or cream-colored 



Figure ll(i. — Brown Swiss cow McAlpine, a noted prize winner owned by E. M. 

 Barton of Illinois. Photograph by the author. 



hair about the muzzle and along the top of the back. They 

 incline to be heavy of head and neck, and coarse-boned; are 

 likely to be somewhat fleshy, and often have rather meaty 

 thighs. The cows produce a very good grade of milk, and 

 some very excellent records have been made by Brown Swiss 

 cows, College Bravura 2nd having produced 19,460 pounds 

 in a year, containing 798 pounds of fat. While they often 

 impress one as dual-purpose cattle, the association promot- 



