ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 
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“The shapes most approved of, are — head small, but rather long ana 
narrow at the muzzle; the eye small, but smart and lively ; the horns 
small, clear, crooked, and their roots at a considerable distance from each 
other ; neck long and slender, tapering toward the head, with no loose 
ekin below; shoulders thin; fore-quarters light; hind-quaiteis huge; 
back straight, broad behind, the joints rather loose and open ; carcass 
deep, and pelvis capacious, and wide over the hips, with round ileshy 
buttocks ; tail long, and small ; legs small and short, with firm joints ; 
udder capacious, broad and square, stretching forward, and neither 
fleshy, low hung, nor loose ; the milk-veins large, and prominent ; teats 
short, all pointing outward, and at considerable distance from each other ; 
skin thin and loose ; hair soft and woolly. The head, bones, horns, and 
all parts of least value, small ; and the general figure compact and well 
proportioned.” 
In thi3 connection, it should always be remembered that the Ayrshire 
Cows were always noted for their thighs, and in fact a general tn.miess of 
body, as compared with beef breeds. The bulls were always selected for 
their feminine appearance, especially about the neck and head •• they were 
not required to be roomy behind ; they were required to be broad in the 
hook bones and hips, and full in the flanks. 
Tameness and docility of temper, hardiness, a sound constitution, 
plenty of spirit and life, and the capability of giving large messes of 
milk, rich in butter and cheese, are noted characteristics of this breed in 
an eminent degree. 
Mr. Youatt says of them : “ They yield much milk, and that of an 
oily, or butyraceous, or caseous nature ; and that after she (a cow) has 
yielded very large quantities of milk for several years, she will be as val- 
uable for beef as any other breed of cows known ; her fat will be much 
more mixed through the whole flesh, and she will fatten faster than 
any other.” 
As far as milk is concerned, it is true of the Ayrshire of the pres- 
ent day. 
In America, the breed has not yet been sufficiently disseminated to 
determine whether the quality of beef shall be borne out by the state, 
went of the author quoted. 
Mr. Youatt agrees that the breed has much improved since Mr. Aiton 
described it ; that it is short in the leg, the neck a little thicker at the 
.shoulder, but finely shaped toward the head ; the horns smaller than 
«&ose of the Highlander, but clear and smooth, pointing forward, turning 
upward, and tapering to the points ; they are deep in the carcass, but not 
round and ample, and especially not so in the loins and haunches. 
Some, however, have suspected, and not without reason, that an atteu* 
