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Cattle. 
" Deprive man of the ox, the dog and the horse," says Dr. 
Macculloch, " and he could not maintain his position in the world 
for a year; he never could have attained the one which he holds, 
nor could he discover a compensation." He who reflects on the 
vast importance these animals are to the comfort and convenience 
of man, and in the addition which they afford to his power, will 
at once perceive that there is no exaggeration to this assertion. 
Ayrshire Cattle. 
Fig. 29 — Imported Ayrshire Cow Alice. 
The above is a fair portrait" of the imported Ayrshire cow, 
Alice, now in our possession, to whom was awarded the first 
prize at U tica and the second prize at Poughkeepsie, at the meet- 
ing of the New-York State Agricultural Society, held in 1844, 
and 1845. 
The excellency of a dairy cow is estimated by the quantity and 
quality of her milk. The grand desideratum is to discover a 
breed that will be useful to the grazier, the dairy-man, and 
the small farmer. The quantity of milk yielded by the Ayrshire 
cow is, considering her size, very great. It has been asserted 
that twenty quarts daily for two or three months after calving, 
may be considered as not more than an average quantity. Twelve 
quarts daily will be given for the next three months. This 
would amount to more than 850 gallons; but allowing for 
