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VOLUME XXXII.—No. 11. NEW YORK, NOVEMBER, 1873. NEW SERIES—No. 322, 
AYRSHIRE COW 
On a recent visit to Beacon Stock Farm, 
Norfhport, L. I., we saw Beacon Belle with her 
young calf, and being struck with her splendid 
points as a model cow had her portrait taken 
for our readers. Those who have been edu¬ 
cated to observe the points which characterize 
the most perfectly formed and richly endowed 
animal will at first sight recognize the claims 
of Beacon Belle, while those without any spe¬ 
cial education in this respect may take this 
picture as a study of what a good milk cow 
should be. There is the general wedge shape 
of the whole body, deep in the hind-quarters 
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— BEACON BELLE. — Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
and gradually tapering to a point at the muzzle. 
There is .the fine muzzle; the dished face broad 
between the eyes, indicating great intelligence; 
the large, bright, placid eye, denoting gentle¬ 
ness of disposition with activity and vivacity 
combined therewith; the fine horn, the elegant 
neck, graceful and deer-like; the well-developed 
chest, giving abundance of room for the lungs 
and heart to perform their functions; the 
straight back; the broad hips and large pelvis, 
giving ample room for the safe production of 
well-developed and good-sized calves; a full 
abdomen, showing abundant digestive capacity 
yet without any tendency to deformity or “ pot- 
belliness; ” the extraordinary development ctf 
milk-vein and udder; with the well-placed, full- 
sized teats, and finally the slender tail, well- 
tufted and long—all these points combine to 
make an animal which the experienced man 
would call perfect, and the inexperienced 
general observer would immediately declare to 
he a beautiful one. Beauty, however, is not 
the great test of the value of a cow. Beacon 
Belle has been a very profitable cow to her own¬ 
ers, and her history in part will be found 
recorded in a Basket item in another place. 
