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and rich gentlemen of cities, and I believe a great step is accom¬ 
plished towards this by crossing the Jersey bull with the other 
cattle of America, and on behalf of all these people, who form 
a great part of your society’s patrons, we ask a fair show at 
the hands of fair men, at your great annual fairs. 
AYRSHIRE CATTLE. 
Read before the State Agricultural Convention, February, 1873. 
BY JONATHAN STODDARD, SHEBOYGAN. 
Under the head, “ Breeds,” I claim that the Ayrshire breed of 
cattle is the best adapted to the state of Wisconsin, for the follow* 
ing reasons: 
First. There is no breed of cattle that can produce as good a 
milk record as the Ayrshire; therefore they are better adapted 
for dairy purposes than any other; as proof of this, in nearly all 
the dairy regions of the eastern and middle states, they are rapidly 
introducing the Ayrshire instead of the Short Horn. 
Second. There is more money invested in dairying than in 
beef raising in this state, and Wisconsin is destined to be a dairy 
state, as it is better adapted for that purpose than for corn raising, 
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especially the northern part. 
In proof of their milking qualities, I challenge all “ advocates 
of Short Horns” to compare records. 
First. “ Red Rose,” 726, calved May 20th, 1861, and on the 
10th day of the following June she gave 84 pounds of milk, and 
from August 1st to September 14tb, averaged 67 pounds per day. 
Second. “Young Lilly,” 1,911, owned by Byron Webster, 
Iowa, has given 22 quarts at a milking, and for four consecutive 
days, gave 44 quarts per day. She calved July 28th, 1872, and 
August 19th, gave 19 quarts at each milking. 
Third. The cow “Fannie,” owned by John M. Reed, of 
Georgia, has earned him in milk in the last ten years, $4,712.40. 
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