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Healthy cows on good pastures, give 800 to 900 gallons in the 
year, although taking into account the younger and less produc¬ 
tive stock, 600 gallons may be regarded as a fair average. 
Aiton, in his survey of Ayrshires, rates the yearly average of 
the best of this breed at 4,000 quarts, within 300 daj/s after calv¬ 
ing, or until they become dry ; he admits, however, that this is 
above an average, and that probably 600 gallons or 2,400 quarts 
may be about the common yield of the Ayrshire stock. 
The author of British Husbandry remarks in reference to this 
yield, “if equalled, we believe it will not be found exceeded by 
any other breed in the kingdom.” 
Dickson, in his treatise on the breeding of live stock, says of 
the AyrShires : “ The cows have obtained a world-wide celeb¬ 
rity as milkers, and are to be found in most of the dairies of 
noblemen and gentlemen in every part of the kingdom.” He 
speaks of one which belongs to George Rennie, Esq., of Phantas- 
sie, which, on a bet, was proved to have produced ten imperial 
gallons, or forty quarts daily. 
I. H. Morgan, of Ogdensburgh, N. Y., says: “The Ayrshires 
are pre-eminently the breed for milk. Some of his cows have 
given thirty quarts of milk per day, their live weight in milk in 
seventeen days, and averaged from ten to twelve quarts for every 
day in the year.” 
I think as good a cow as I have seen in Wisconsin was an Ayr¬ 
shire, owned by Mr. Kingsbury, of Ripon, Fond du Lac county. 
Mr. Kingsbury states that he has milked 65 pounds of milk per day 
from her for several weeks in succession. My experience is, that 
my Ayrshire cows produce more milk for the season, compared 
with the size of the cows and amount of feed consumed, than 
any other cows in my dairy. It is a fact that most persons who 
have given the Ayrshires a trial have expressed themselves very 
favorably as to their merits, compared with other breeds. My 
reasons for believing the Ayrshire stock to be the best adapted to 
meet the wants of the majority of the common farmers of Wis¬ 
consin are as follows : 1st. They are a very active, hardy race of 
cattle, well adapted to our climate; will thrive on as poor feed, 
and endure our cold winters as well as any native stock. 
2d. I believe the cows will give more milk in proportion to their 
