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Show AYRSHIRES GOOD DAIRY COWS Almost Idsal Animal for Consumer on Acoount of Uniform Composition Composi-tion of Her Milk. Tbo Ayrhlre are JWrn-!r'ied tnore an jji.otf Bvrnf:e dairy cow a iliu:i for heavy production either cf JtfiUli or butterfat. In both these regards they occupy a position u.iJwuj lx 'tween Jerseys or Guurnseys and Hoi-steins. Hoi-steins. An average herd of Ayrshire, would probably produce more liil'.l. and butterfat than an average hrl of other oth-er dairy breeds, but a selected herd of Ayrshlres would full much behind tbs production of a selected herd of the other breeds. For advanced registry, an Ayrshire cow must produce 6,000 pounds of milk and 214 pounds of butterfat but-terfat t a two-year-old. The require-menu require-menu gradually Innvase until the cow Is five years old, when ahe must produce pro-duce 8.500 pounds of tnllk and 322 pounds of butterftt. The milk tests somewhat le.it than 4 per cent, of butterfat but-terfat and about 12 i per cent, total oliU. From the standpoint of the milk consumer the Ayrshire Is almost Ideal, bemuse of the uniform composition compo-sition of the milk, but the heavy flow which many producers want for profitable profit-able production Is lacking, t Twenty-four head of Ayrshire cows i owned by different experiment sta-; sta-; lions In America produced an aver- Bale of (t.5.12 pounds of ml!k per year and an average test of 3 8 3 per cent, of butterfat, or 252 pounds per year. The tent of the milk 17 cows gave an average av-erage of 'M per cent, total solids. In this tlie fat represented 20.C per cent, of the total solids, as computed t?f - rA Ik. hkr Florence Melrote. with 34.5 per cent, for the Jerseys nnd 28 per rent, for the Holsteins. For veal production tho Ayrshire ranks next to Holstelna. The calves weigh from GO to 75 pounds at birth and are strong, vigorous and active. Doubtless no dairy breed produces as good beef ns the Ayrshire. They fatten fat-ten readily when dry and are said to dress out a good proportion of meat. |