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FOR THE YEAR

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Containing the proceedings
of the Annual Meeting, recent
Milk and Butter Records and
General Informewtion ewbout
Ayrshires &.nd the Ayrshire
Breeders' Association.

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REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS

• • • OF THE • • ♦

Ayrshire Breeders' Association

• • • AT THE • • •

FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, NEW YORK,
January 28lh, 1903.

The Twenty-eighth Annual Meeting of the Ayrshire
Breeders' Association was held at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, New York, January 29th, 1903, in response to the
call of the Secretary, and was called to order by the
President, George H. Yeaton, at 2:30 p. m.

The minutes of last meeting were read by the Sec-
retary and approved.

The President appointed S. M. Wells, J. O. Magie
and J. F. Converse Auditors to examine the accounts of
the Treasurer and Secretary.

The Secretary then proceeded to call the rolT^
which was responded to by the following members
present ;

Adams, W. L.
Burke, Joseph F,
Casterline, J, Andrew
Kimball, Herbert M.,
Magie, J. O.
Sage, Charles D'.
Sears, B. C.
Turnbull, Thomas Jr,
Winslow, CM.
Yeaton, George H.

Brown, Obadiah
Converse, J. F.
Doe, Chas. C.
Lindsay, William'
Probasco, J. V.
Scott, W. F.
Sherman, Everett B'.
Wells, S. M,
Winsor, Nicholas
Zabriskie, Andrew C.

The following, members responded by proxy

Abell, C. A.
Ayer, H. S,
Beach^ Fred H,
Blakeslee, O. P,
Blodgett, J. W,
Boynton, C. H.
Butterfield, Jerome E-
Cass, George E.
Clark, N. E.
Cook, Howard
Cornell, A. M.
Brew, L. S.
Emerson, Chas. W.
Fletcher, Geo. A.
Garvin, W. R.
Harrington, H. A.
Hayes, Charles S.
Hopkins, Willis W.
Irving, Thomas
Earned, J. H.
Eeach, Philo

Arnold, Geo. W.
Bacon, P. K.
Bement, George
Blodgett, H. W.
Bowker, Geo. H.
Biart, Jairus F.
Byrne, Christopher
Clark, Geo. C.
Clond, James & Son
Cookingham, H. W.
Doane, Franklin
Davidson, George
Fisher & May
Fletcher, Etna J.
Gold, T. S.
Hayes, Charles H.
Honeymann, J. D.
Hunt, A. W.
Jackson, Ward R.
Libby, Alonzo
McConnell, A. B.

McFadden, George H.
Morrell, Harry E.
Ormiston Bros.
Peirce, F. C.
Pike, George E.
Russell, Frank E.
Scott, John W.
Sellers, Wm.
Smith, Oliver & Son
Stevens, Wm. Stanford
Stowell, L. D.
Taylor, John L.
Tubbs, Ambie S.
Underbill, C. S.

Milliken, Chas. R.
Nye, W. C.
Peck, Cassius
Pierce, Geo. H.
Proctor. Fletcher D.
Sanford, Chas.
Scribner, G. S.
Smith, E. A.
Smith, Peter D.
Stewart, John
Surget, James
Tschudy, Fred
Tyler, Arthur F.
Watson, H. R. C.

SECRETARY'S REPORT

The interest in Ayrshires seem to keep along at a
steady pace, with considerable inquiry by new men for
the breed, but as a rule Ayrshires are held at higher
prices than the common farmer can afford to pay, so
that while many letters are received asking prices on
stock, comparatively few sales are made to this class of
buyers. As far as I can learn the breeders of Aj^rshires
are not overstocked, and are as a rule sold short.

While there is no doubt that the Ayrshire cow
is a most profitable dairy cow, and worthy of a very
high position among the dairy breeds, it is greatly
to be regretted that so many of our leading breeders
neglect to record facts in relation to the dairy ability of
their herds.

The few facts we have been able to gather and
place before the public have done much to draw at
tention to the Ayrshire cow as a profitable milk and

butter producer, but we need more and better data to
increase the interest in the breed.

The Home Dair}^ Test is bringing out some of the
cows, but more of the breeders should take hold of it,
for if their cows should prove good ones it would pay
them personally and benefit the Ayrshire interests at
large.

DEATHS

The following deaths of members have been re-
ported :

Edward Kemp, New York.

F. P. Cornell, Sylvania, Pa.

Isaac Hazard, Providence, R. I.

Thos. H. Tongue, Hillsborough, Oregon.

James Drummond, Petite Cote, Que.

Dwight Hatch, Gainesville, N. Y.

The following are .short accounts of some of the
deceased :

DWIGHT HATCH.

Dwight Hatch of Gainesville, Wyoming Co., N. Y.,
died December 3, 1901, having been killed by an Ayr-
shire bull, his body was found by his son. Dr. C. E.
Hatch about 4 p. m. The son went to the barn to
assist in doing the chores when entering the barn yard
he wa.~: horror stricken to find the mutilated body of his
father. It is the supposition that Mr. Hatch led the
bull out to water and was attacked in the yard.

Dwight Hatch was born November 28, 1830, in the
town of Owasco, Cayuga Co., N. Y., of Scotch and
English descent. In 1854 he married Lucia A. Eevings.
In 1856 he moved to Gainesville, Wyoming Co., N. Y.,
to the farm known as the Green Bay Stock farm and
which he still owned at the time of his death.

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In 1864 he sold off his sheep and commenced the
breeding of dair}^ Short Horns, but found the Short Horn
was not adapted to his climate and soil. In 1877 he
purchased an Ayrshire bull. In 1880 he added a few
heifers to his herd and in a few years by choice selec-
tion and good breeding, he had a herd that had few
equals ; his son, Dr. C. E. Hatch was connected with
his father in the breeding of Aryshire cattle, is as
enthusiastic as his father and will continue in the busi-
ness.

THOMAS H. TONGUE.

Representative Thomas H. Tongue of Hillsboro,
Ore., died suddenly at his residence January 11, 1903,
following the eating of a hearty breakfast. He expired
before medical aid could reach him. Death was pro-
nounced to be due to acute indigestion.

Mr. Tongue was a republican, aged 59, and first
served in the Fifty-fifth Congress. He had been re-
elected to the Fifty-eight Congress.

A Congressional committee accompanied the re-
mains to Oregon.

ISAAC HAZARD.

After suffering from poor health for two years, Isaac
Hazard, 78 years of age, President of the Hazard-
Weeden Dairy company, died at his home, 524 Academy
my avenue, Thursdaj^ afternoon November 27th, 1902,
at I o'clock, from an attack of cerebral softening,
accompanied by a succession of shocks. Friday,
November 22d, Mr. Hazard walked out of the house
apparently no worse than usual, and Saturday he
received a shock which completely prostrated him.
Sunday he became unconscious, from which condition
he never recovered.

Isaac Hazard was born January 31, 1824, in New-
port. He was the ^^oungest of nine children, all the
others of whom have long since ceased to live. Isaac
received a coi.imon school education in his native cit3^
and there grew up into early manhood. About this
time his father, Thomas G. Hazard, died and left a
large amount of real estate to be divided among his
children. To the share of Isaac fell a farm ol good size
in the outskirts of the city, located along a portion of
the Ocean drive. Shortly afterward Mr. Hazard mar-
ried a young woman from Attleboro, Elizabeth E. Bos-
worth. Mr. Hazard then sold his farm in Newport,
property which has since served as a site for some of
the "marble palaces" occupied by Newport society
people.

Isaac Hazard moved to Providence in 1847, and
bought a considerable strip of the Olney farm, stretch-
ing from Smith street to Olneyville. He there estab-
lished a dairy farm, built a large stable and set up a
wholesale milK business.

For the last 55 years Mr. Hazard had lived on his
farm on Academy avenue, making a feature of the dairy
and florist business. In 1861, he bought a route of his
own and since then had continued to dispose of his milk
at retail.

Six years ago the big stables were entirely destroyed
by fire with a loss of some $10,000. At once Mr. Haz-
ard proceeded to rebuild upon a larger scale. He
erected a large brick stable, a modern, stone dairy house
and a number of other buildings. William O. Weeden
was taken i jto partnership, forming the Hazard- Weeden
Dairy company. Mr. Weeden, however, remained in
the company but a single year, and since that time Mr.
Hazard's son, William B. Hazard, has carried on the
business with his father.

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Mr. Hazard leaves two sons and one daug"hteT,
Frank B. Hazard, the other son, is a real estate dealer
in this city, and the daughter is Maria Hazard. Isaac
Hazard was a quiet, kindly man, devoted to his family.
He was never a member oi an)^ secret society.

The funeral will be held next Tuesday at the late
residence and the body will be taken for interment to
the Island Cemetery in Newport, where Mr. Hazard's
brothers and sisters are buried.

FREDERICK P. CORNELL,

Frederick P. Cornell died at his home in Columbia
Township, Pa., Tuesday, September 23, 1902.

Mr. Cornell was born in Swansea, Mass., Novem-
ber 12, 1821. In 1S27 he came with his parents to
Pennsylvania where they settled on a tract of wild land
purchased through the State land agent, (out of which
they made a farm) which is located in Columbia Town-
ship, Bradford Co., Pa. In early manhood Mr. Cornell
purchased a farm which joined that of his fathers or the
old home farm.

About 1866, he became greatly impressed with a
desire to improve his farm stock of which he thought
there was great need. This desire grew upon him until
about 1867 or 1868 he decided to make a venture in
breeding thoroughbred cattle. After much thought and
deliberation regarding the different breeds he selected
the Ayrshire as his favorite, and with his brother, A.
M. Cornell purchased a nucleus (three head) for a herd
of this breed, since that time he never changed his mind
I'egarding his favorite breed and the pleasure and pride
he took in his herd was manifest in a marked degree up
to the time of his death.

NEW MEMBERS.

The following breeders have joined the Association
during the past year :

Edwin G. Pahiier, Plainfield, Conn.

John A. Baton & Son, Plainfield, Conn.

Henr}' Dorrance, Plainfield, Conn.

Jay L. Colburn, Milford, N. Y.

J. V. Probasco, Cream Ridge, N. J.

Davis Copeland, Campello, Mass.

L. A, Reymann, Wheeling, W. Va.

W. F. Scott. Brandon, Vt.

E. E. Sawyer, Atkinson, N. H.

J. D. Honeymann, Portland, Oregon.

O. P. Blakeslee, Spartansburg, Pa.

E. E. Ashley, Glens Falls, N. Y.

C. F. McCray & Son, Corry, Pa.

J. McPherson Scott, Hagerstown, Md.

Charles. J. Bell, Hollis, N. H.

Jairus F. Burt, Easthampton, Mass.

Frank E. Russell, Greenfield, N. H.

Harry E. Morrell, Wayland, Mass.

Philip W. Moen, Worcester, Mass.

Stephen R. Buck, Claremont, N. H.

Andrew^ C. Zabriskie, Barrytown, N. Y.

A. B. McConnell, Wellington, Ohio.

Patrick Byrne & Son, St. Josephs, Pa.

W. C. Stowell, Black Creek, N. Y.

R. Parker & Son. Ferrisburg, Vt.

Forest Park Farm by W. E- Adams, Supt., Bran-
don, Vt.

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REPORT OF COnniTTEK ON HOME DAIRY TEST.

In accordance with the vote of the Association at
its annual meeting in Boston, January i6, 1901, your
committee having in charge the Home Dairy Test pre-
pared the following circular and list of prizes which
was sent to every breeder of Ayrshires in the United
States, known to your committee :

AYRSHIRE BREEDERS' ASSOCIATION

HOME DAIRY TEST FOR IQOI

The Ayrshire Breeders' Association offers the fol-
lowing premiums for cows or herds of Ayrshires making
the best records for butter for one year under the condi-
tions hereafter named : For individual cows, $30.00,
$20.00, $ro.oo; For herds of five cows each, $75.00,
$50.00, $25.00.

CONDITIONS OF TEST

1. All animals competing must be registered in the
Ayrshire Record and stand on the books of the Associ-
ation as owned by the person competing.

2. The year's test will commence April i, 1901, and
notice of proposed entry to tests must be sent to the
Secretary of the Association not later than March 15th,
so as to allow time for arrangements for test to begin
April ist.

3. Each contestant shall be allowed to name from
five to sixteen cows to be tested through the year, and
at the end of the year he may select any three of these
for the individual cow prizes and any five for the herd
prizes, but shall not select the same cow for both indi-
vidual and herd prizes nor shall he be allowed to dupli-
cate entries.

4'.- At the end of each month every contestant shall
report to the Secretary of the Association upon blanks-
lurnished them for such purpose by said office :

a — ^A complete record of the weights of
each milking, with the correct footing of
each for the month.

b — An approximate statement of the

amount and kind of food given the animals-.

and as- to the nianner of stabling, and care

of same, including the dates of ser\'ice.

h full statement for the first month,, and after that enter

on the blank for that month any changes in food or care

as they occur from month to month through the year.

5. About the middle of each month the contestant
shall take a composite sample of all the consecutive
milkings for two consecutive days of each cow in the
test and send to the Experiment Station in the state in
which the Animal is located or to such place as may be
directed or approved by the Committee in charge of the
testing, the result of such tests to be reported by the
tester to the Secretary of the Association.

6. These tests shall be under the supervision of the
Committee appointed by the Ayrshire Breeders' Asso-
ciation but any member of the Committee owning ani-
mals competing in said tests shall be barred from having
supervision of his own test or tests. All cows shall be
wholly under the control of the owner so far as feeding
and general treatment are concerned.

7. All the expenses connected with the tests shall be
paid by the contestants except those incurred by carry-
ing out the provisions contained in Rule 8. About all
the expenses incurred by contestants will be the express
charges on samples of milk sent monthly by him to his
Experiment Station, and a set of pint jars in which to
send the Samples. Lightning pint jars are recom-
mended.

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8. At such times as the Committee supervising said
test or tests shall see fit, but at least twice during the
year, they shall send anyone whom they may deputize,
to visit the herds from which animals are entered, to
weigh and test the milk from cows competing, the agent
sent being approved by the Experiment Station doing
the testing for that herd.

9. The results of each year's tests shall be computed
in the following manner : The weights of milk pro-
duced each month shall' be multiplied by the per cent,
of butter-fat as shown by the official test for that month
and the amount of butter computed by the Experiment
Station method of the addition of i-6th, and the sum of
the results thus obtained shall be the year's record. The
milk will also be tested for per cent, of total solids, but
this, however, will not be considered in making the
awards which will be on amount of butter only.

The statistics obtained from the above tests will be
of inestimable value to all breeders of Ayrshires because,
covering a long period of time and being official, they
will show to the public the value of the Ayrshire cow
by the year in quantity of milk and butter and per cent,
of fat and total solids and an approximately correct idea
of the food and care which has been given to obtain such
results.

It is earnestly hoped that this opportunity for an
official test of Ayrshire cows will be very generallj^ re-
sponded to by the owners of Ayrshire cows, that we
may obtain some valuable statistics to publish in favor
of the Ayrshire cow, also this test will locate eligible
cows to enter the Breed Test to be made at the World's
Fair at St. Eouis in 1903, and will also indicate eligibles
to be tested for advanced registry.
C. M. WINSEOW,
THOMAS TURNBUEE, JR.,
JOHN W. SCOTT,

Committee on Home Dairy Tests.

Seven herds were entered and tested, owned by the
following breeders :

L. S. Drew, South Burlington, Vt.

Dr. Wm. Stanford Stevens, St. Albans, Vt.

Iv- C. Spalding & Sor^, Poultney, VtL

Oe'o. H. Yeaton, Dover, N. H.

E. J. Fletcher, Greenfield, N. H.

J. V. Probasco, Cream Ridge, N. J.

C. M. Winslow & Son, Brandon, Vt.

Your Committee guarded the te&ts as carefulh' as
possible against errors or mistakes, along through the
year and believe the result to be substantially correct.
The following is the summary of the yield of each herd
and the food given :

t. S. DREW.

Per cent.
NAME. Milk, Per cent. fat. total solids. Butter.

Miss Ollie., 9924 4 73 13.93 51#

Roanette .- 8638 3 90 13.00 387

Printsteps 8th 7405 3.78 12.78 332

AuntALbie 6910 4.01 13.43 318

Sadie Tascott 7663 3 48 12.45 309

Miss011ie3d 5530- 4 77 14 53 293

Nancy B 2d 7860 3.37 12.31 292

Lady Watson 5945 3.83 12.87 263

FOOD .^ND CARE.

In summer good pasture near the barn. No grain,
in flush feed, but about three pounds when feed was
short.

In winter all the good hay they would eat, one half
bushel ensilage, and six to eight pounds of feed.

CR. WILLIAM STANFORD STEVENS.

Per cent.
NAME, Milk. Per cent. fat. total solids. Butter.

Kittie Ozra 6850 4.06 13 46 310

Rose Ladew 6318 3.86 12.84 274

RoseElwin 6066 3.67 12.44 255

Rose Oaway 5183 4.11 13.27 230

Acnierene 5103 3.90 13.12 221

Mav Onway 4644 4.25 14.00 213

Frances Fay 4516 3.97 13.28 203

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FOOD AND CARE.

In summer pasture near the barn and about three
Sb3. of feed.

In winter, hay, ensilage and about 5 lbs. feed.

I.. C. SPALDING & SON.

Per cent.

NAME, Milk. Percent, fat. total solids. Butter.

Rose Drummond„ 9029 3.36 11.84 346

Nonpariel's Mvra 8178 3.67 12.46 335

Simplicity '. 6642 3 73 12.38 295

Brownie^ Douglas 6056 4.31 13.84 286

Acme Douglas 6336 3.62 12.12 264

Annette Douglas 5635 3.98 12.93 261

Annie Drummond 5441 3.84 12.56 248

Nonpariel's Acme., 5612 3.54 12.33 232

FOOD AND CARE.

In summer pasture and a little bran to fresh cows.
In winter, ha}^ cornfodder and about ten lbs. feed.

GEO. H. YEATON.

Per cent.

NAME. Milk. Per cent. fat. total solids. Butler.

Ponemah 7651 4.61 13.30 416

Xoa 9090 3.69 12.o5 387

Lukolela 9299 3.60 11.71 384

Yucca- 8502 3.80 12.26 376

Gebec 7875 4.11 12.27 373

Oke Mar 7858 4 13 12.90 362

Miss Olga 7078 4.18 13.41 345

Biona 8631 3.54 11.69 343

Annie Bert 8313 3.57 11.39 337

Olah 8180 3.53 11.88 329

Gladiola 7741 3.66 12.10 322

Ouija 7510 3.75 11.96 318

lonaS 6163 4.16 12.38 301

Garda 6805 3.66 11.48 287

Kayn 6527 3.95 10.34 272

Freda 5779 3.77 12.26 250

FOOD AND CARE.

In summer pasture and a grain feed of three quarts of

Buffalo gluten, one and one-half quarts mixed feed,
one quart of cotton seed meal.

In winter hay twice daily and one-half bushel ensi'
lage and the above grain feed twice dail3^

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E. J.
NAME. Milk.

Durwood 10701

Cad'.s Beautv 8702

Himona ". 8765

Belle Nixon 9383

Banid Music 7955

Collinwnod 8215

Cad's Victorine 6967

Ladv Romona 6537

Hinda Douglas 6531

FLETCHER.

Per cent

Per cent. fat.

total solids.

Butter.

4.05

15.07

506

4.27

12.76

446

4 33

12.84

439

3.85

12.27

421

4 12

12 36

380

3.83

12.43

364

4.29

13 51

345

3 88

12 16

285

3.73

12.21

282

FOOD AND CARE.

In summer, pasture and from lo to 12 lbs. of feed
daih'.

In winter, hay, ensilage and cornfodder with 12 to
14 lbs. feed daily.

W. V. PROBASCO.

NAME. Milk.

Lilly Aver 8477

Pearl CIvde 8286

Katv Did 6679

Konia 7676

Horntll Girl 7208

Roxy Ayer 6771

cent. fat.

Butter.

4 23

409

4 19

396

4.65

351

4 04

341

4 41

, 337

4 39

317

FOOD AND CARE.

In summer, pasture and six lbs. feed.

In winter, hay, cornfodder and six to eight lbs. feed.

C. M. WINSLOW & SON.

NAME. Milk.

Acetista ...'. P906

RoseClenna 7884

Linda Douglas 7965

RoseCarentine 8016

Rose Erica 8853

lola Lome 7301

Rose Veritas 6924

Rose Dolman 6710

Rose Ellice 6231

Rose Cleon 5942

Rose Deross 5368

Per cent.

r'er cent. fat.

Total solids.

Butter.

3 77

12 48

421

4.12

13.06

366

3 82

12.86

351

3 63

12 69

330

3.29

12.03

330

3.89

1300

319

3 94

12 95

314

4 01

13.92

282

4.17

14.19

273

4.60

13.97

266

4 09

13 33

252

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FOOD AND CARE.

In summer, a rough hiJl pasture one and one fourfh
miles from the barn with a small night pasture near the
barn, and a run of the meadows after hajang and six
lbs. of feed.

In winter all the hay they will eat, one fourth ensi-
lage and six lbs. of feed.

Premiums Awarded.

HERD PRIZES.

E. J. FLETCHER FIRSt, $75.00.

NAME. Milk.

■Cad's Beauty-....,. 8702

Himona 8765

Belle Nixon 9383

Banjo Music, 7955

■Collin wood 8215

43020 4.08 12.53 2050

GEO. H. YEATON SECOND, $50.00. .

Ponemah 7651

Xoa 9090

Lukolela 9299

Yucca 8502

Gebec 7875

42417 3.96 12.31

Pes- cent.

Per cent. fats.

total solids.

Butter.

4.27

12.76

446

4.33

12.84

439

3.85

12.27

421

4.12

12.36

380

3.83

12.43

364

4.61

13.30

416

3.69

12.05

387

3.60

11.71

384

3.80

12.26

376

4.11

1227

373

W. V. PROBASCO THIRD, $25 00.

Lilly Ayer...., 8477 4.23 ......

Pearl Clyde 8286 4.19

KatyDid'. , 6679 4.65

Roma 7676 4.04

Hornell Girl.......... 7208 4.41 ......

38326 4.30

SINGLE COW PRIZES.

L. S. DREW FIRST, $30.00.

Miss Ollie 9924 4.73 13.93

E ]. FLETCHER SECOND, $20.00.

Durwood 10701 4.05 15.07

C. M. WINSLOW & SON THIRD, $10.00.

Acelista 9906 3.77 12.48

1936

409
396
351
341
337

1834

514

506
422

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For the present 5'ear of the Home Dairy Test we
have the following entries :

Geo. H. Yeaton, Dover, N. H.

L. S. Drew, South Burlington, Vt.

Dr. Wni. Stanford Stevens, St. Albans, Vt.

C. M. Winslow & Son, Brandon, Vt.

W. V. Probasco, Cream Ridge, N. J.

Howard Cook, Beloit, Ohio.

James J. Hill, St. Paul, Minn.

In this connection your Committee would sa}' that
th?y believe the Home Dairj' Test has been of great
value to the breeders of Ayrshire cattle who have par-
ticipated in the test, and is worth to the Association
more than its cost, in that it has given to the world a
set of official statistics in the dairy yield of Ayrshire
cows, and that too of the most valuable kind, being for
an entire milking period of reliable milk and butter
3'ields, and w*e believe there is no method of expenditure
of money that has given to the Association the actual
benefit that this has, and we hope the Association will
continue this test in the line it has been conducted and
particularly so now that we have the Advanced Regis-
try begun and carried on in connection with the Home
Dairy Test.

C. M. WINSLOW,
THOS. TURNBULIv, JR.,
JOHN W. SCOTT,

Committee on Home Dairy Tests.

On motion of Mr. Sears and seconding of Mr. Wells
the report was accepted and ordered printed in the year
book. By an oversight the appointment of a committee
on Home Dairy Tests with the usual appropriation was
overlooked, but was at a later meeting of the Executive
Committee voted as necessary and the Secretary author-
ized to proceed with the same committee and appropri-
ation of last year as though it had been regularly voted
in even meeting.

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TREASURER'S REPORT

Statement of Treasurer of Ayrshire Breeders' Asso-
ciation :

Cash balance in hands of treasurer

January i, 1902, $ 56

Received from sale of books, 44 25

$44 81

44 31

r

$ 50

$4000 GO

79 50

81 58

■'

40 CO

4201 08

Postage and expressage, $ 4 31

Deposited in bank, 40 00

Cash balance in hands of treasurer

January i, 1903,
Balance bank book Jan. i, 1902,
Dividend May i, 1902,
Dividend Nov. i, 1902,
Deposited Jan. i, 1903,

Total funds in hands of treasurer, $4201 58

Respectfully, N. S. WINSOR,

Fifth Avenue Hotel, ~y

Madison Square, ?-

New York, Jan. 29, 1903. )

We have this day examined the account of N. S.
Winsor, Treasurer, and find it correct.

J. F. CONVERSE, )

J. O. MAGIE, ^Auditors.

S. M. WEEES, )

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SECRETARY '5 FINANCIAL REPORT

A.3'rshire Breeders' Association to C. M. Winslow
Secretar}^, debtor.

1902

Jan. I

By cash on hand,

$27^ 07

1903

Jan. I

Interest on above,-

13 -90

Entries and transfers,.

1666 06.

New members,

550 OQ

Advertisements in Year book.

35 00

Blanks sold,

2 50

52545 5:

CASH PAID OUT.

Brandon Pub. Co., bill,

Stam.ps,

Express and freight,

Telegrams and telephone,

Sundries,

Vermont Exp. Station, testing.

New York Exp. Station, te

Stenographer, Providence,

Dinner and room, Providence,

Half tones,

L. S. Drew, bill, travel and time,

Committee bills

Secretar3^'s salary,

Extra office help.

Home Dairy Test prize, Drew,

Home Dairy Test prize, C. M. W.

Money returned to D. F. Fink,

Secretar3^'s traveling expenses,

Ga-sh on hand,

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New York, Jan. 29, 1903. )

We have this day examined the account of C. M.
Winslow, our Secretary, and find it correct.

We find salary of fcoo as voted also item of extra
office help of $95.

J. F. CONVERSE, ~)

J. O. MAGIE, -Auditors.

S. M. W^EIvLS, )

REPORT OF COnniTTEE ON ADVANCED REGISTRY

PREAMBLE.
For the purpose of encouraging a better system of
keeping milk and butter records, and that we may
obtain more and reliable records of the dairy yield of
Ayrshire cows, we hereby adopt the following rules and
regulations for the establishment of a system of Advanced
Registry for Ayrshire cattle.

RULE I.

The Secretary of the Association shall have charge
of this Registry under the general supervision and direc-
tion of the Executive Committee, shall prepare and
publish blank forms and circulars needed in carrying
this S3"stem into effect, receive and attend to all applica-
tions for this registry, and have general oversight and
direction of all official tests of milk and butter produc-
tion for it and perform such other duties as may be
required to secure the efficiency and success of this S3's-
tem. He shall make a full report of his work in this
branch at the Annual Meeting each year, and publish
the entries when so ordered by the Executive Committee.

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RULE II.

CLASSIFICATION OF TESTS.

Cows may be entered for record from a seven day
test of milk and butter, also from a year's test for milk
and butter, and the seven day test may be included in
the year's test.

RULE III.

CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS.

Cows from two to three years old shall be in a class
known as the two-year-old form.

Cows from three to four years old shall be in a class
known as the three-year-old form.

Cows from four to five years old shall be in a class
known as the four-year-old form.

Cows above five years old shall be in a class known
as the full age form.

RULE IV.
ELIGIBILITY OF BULLS.

No bull shall be eligible to Advanced Registry un-
less he shall have been previously recorded in the
Aj^rshire Record.

a — A bull to be eligible to Advanced Registr}^ shall
be a typical Ayrshire bull in general appearance, shall
scale 80 points, and have two daughters in the register,

b — A bull may be admitted to Advanced Registry
without physical qualification, and without scaling pro-
vided he have four daughters in the Advanced Registr}^

RULE V.

ELIGIBILITY OF COW^S.

No cow shall be admitted to the Advanced Registry
unless she shall have been previously recorded in the
Ayrshire Record.

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TWO-YEAR-OIvD FOliM.

a.— Seven day record. If her record begins the da}^
she is two 3'ears old or before that time she shall, to
entitle her to record, give not less than 200 lbs. of milk
and eight pounds of butter in seven consecutive days,
and for each day she is over two 5'ears old, at time of
beginning the test, there shall be added : .014 pounds
to the 200 pounds of milk and .0055 pounds to the eight
pounds of butter.

b. — Year's record. If her record begins the day
she is two years old or before that time she shall, to en-
title her to record, give not less than 5500 pounds of milk
in 365 consecutive days from the beg nning of the test
and 225 pounds of butter, and for each day she is over
two years old at time of beginning the test there shall
be added 2.75 pounds of milk to the 5500 pounds and .014
pounds of butter to the 225 pounds.

THREB-YEAR-OLD FORM.

For the Three-year-old form the requirement shall
be :

a. — Seven day record. 250 pounds of milk and 10
pounds of butter, with the same addition made to these
amounts for each day she is over three years old when
the test begins that is made to the Two-year-old Form,
which addition shall be made for each form to maturit}-.

<5.— Year's record. 6500 pounds of milk and 275
pounds of butter for the 365 consecutive days from the
beginning of the test, with the same additions for milk
and butter as are required in the Two-year-old Form for
each day she is over three years old at time of beginning
test, which addition shall be made in each succeeding
form to maturity.

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FOUR- YEAR-OLD FORM.

For the Four-year-old Form the requirement shall
be :

a. — Seven day record. 300 pounds of milk and 12
pounds of butter.

b. — Year's record. 7500 pounds of milk and 325
pounds of butter.

MATURE FORM.

For the Mature cow the requirement shall be :

a. — Seven da}^ record. 350 pounds of milk and 14

pounds of butter.

b. — Year's record. 8500 pounds of milk and 375

pounds of butter.

RULE VI.

PERIOD OF MAKING TESTS.

All tests for a year shall be commenced as soon after
calving as practicable and shall not extend beyond 365
days from the commencement of the test, and in no case
shall the test include the milk or butter from a second
calving.

The seven day test may be made at an}- time, and
should be made when the cow is at her best stage of the
milking period.

If a cow is being tested for a 3'ear, the result may
also include a seven days' test made within that time.

RULE VII.

APPLICATION FOR TESTS.

Application for intended tests should be made to
the Secretary as long before the desired time for begin-
ning such test as possible in order to allow sufficient
time to arrange with the Experiment Station of the
State where the owner is located, for their supervision
of the test.

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111 maTsiing application for a test the owner should
give sufficient evidence of the capability of the cow to
qualif}', to wan-ant making the test.

RULE VIII,

METHOD OP CONDUCTING.

M\ tests shall be under the supervision of the Sec-
retary and the Experiment Station of the state where
the test is being made, or such persons as may be
appointed by concurrence of Secretary and Station.

For the seven day test the Agent shall see the cow
milked clean twelve hours before the test begins and
■shall be present at each subsequent milking, shall weigh
each milking and take a sample for a Babcock test, and
■shall take entire charge of such sample until tested, and
shall report the result of such test to the Secretary on
blanks furnished for that purpose.

For the year's test the owner shall weigh each milk-
ing and keep a careful record of the Same on blank
forms furnished by the Secretarj', and about the middle
of each month he shall take a two consecutive days*
sample, according to directions and send to his Experi-
ment Station, and in addition to this the Experiment
Station will send an agent to the stable at such times as
the Director of the Station and the Secretar}^ of the
Association mutually desire, and not less than three
times during the year, and said agent shall take a copy
of the owner's milk record of the cow^ or cows being
tested for the two days immediatel}' preceding his visit
and shall weigh the milk for the two daj^s of his visit
and take samples of each milking for a Babcock test,
which tests, taken in connection with the tests from the
monthly sanples made b}' the owner, shall be the basis
of computing the year's record of the cow.

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RULE IX.

EXPENSE OF MAKING TEST.

All the expense of the seven day test shall be borne
by the owner of the cow being tested.

In the year's test the expense of sending the sam-
ples taken monthlj^ by owner of cow shall be borne by
the owner of the cow, but the expense of Station work
in testing samples and in sending an agent to verify tests
shall be borne by the Association.

RULE X.

NO FEE REQUIRED FOR ENTRIES.

In view of the public benefits accruing from inves-
tigations under this system of registry and of the per-
sonal benefits to owners and breeders of Ayrshire cattle
from demonstrations of their superiority by properly
authenticated milk and butter records, made, gathered
and preserved through this system, no fees will be
charged for any form o entry in its Register.

RULE XI.

AMENDMENT.

These rules may be altered, amended or added to
by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any
regular meeting of this Association, notice of proposed
amendment having been given in the call for said
meeting.

C. M. WINSLOW, 1

GEO. H. YEATON, I Committee on Rules.

CHARLES H. HAYES, \ for

L. S. DREW, I Advanced Registry.

CHAS. C. DOE, 1

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The President : As this is the first meeting after
the rules were made it is proper that any information
or amendments the members ma}' think of should be
offered at this time, if you think the rules as made by
the Committee are not complete.

The Secretary: The Committee were empowered
to make these rules, and we went over them carefull}-, but
we would very much like to have you offer any sugges-
tions, amendments, corrections or changes, and we will
consider them as the Committee are still in power, and
I suppose we could change or amend them. Of course
this is new as to the Ayrshire breed, but we did it as
carefully as we could.

Dr. Turnbull : I think the report is very com-
plete, and we must recognize the amount of work that our
Committee has done in getting up the draft of the rules
and the report, and it shows if we have a number of
animals that are eligible for Advanced Registry and the
Home Dairy Test, the two tests go hand in hand, and I
think it is the beginning of a new era in Ayrshire breed-
ing. The two together make one complete whole, this
year's test, the weekly test, and the test for Advanced
Registry. Of course, under the Home Dairy test prob-
abl}^ a number of animals will qualify. Under the seven
days' test probably more animals will be found eligible ;
but when we know just what our animals are doing,
when we have the official Home Dairy Test and the offi-
cial Advanced Registry Test, then we can go before the
public and say, that is what our animals are doing. I
think this is one of the most important things that the
Association has done for years. I move that the same
Committee be continued for a year, and any recommen-
dations which any member has to suggest be sent in
v^nriting to this Committee, and we can try it then for the
full year, from this meeting to the next, and we will be

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able then to discuss it thoroughly and to make an>-
modifications which are deemed necessary.

Mr. Converse : I take pleasure in seconding the
motion, and I would like also to have incorporated iro
the motion that the Committee he empowered, having
studied the matter as thoroughly as they have, if they-
see any changes necessary to adopt those changes for
the time to come.

The Secretary : It was recommended by the
Executive Committee this morning that the Association
admit all cows to Advanced Registry that have hereto-
fiore been given official tests by Experiment Stations,
which qualified in every respect to the rules as adopted
by the Association, and there are a number of cows in
the last Home Dairy Test that have fulfilled all the
requirements and might be admitted. They would not
come in according to those rules-, but can be voted in ;
and iti footing up the record oi last year I drew off a
list of cows that had filled the Advanced Registry
requirements, in both milk and butter requirements^
and I will read that list :

Name No, Owned bv Milk Butter

MissOllie 12039 L. S, Drew 9926 514

Durwood 12680 E. f. Fletcher 10701 506

Cad's Beauty 13606 E. J. Fletcher 8702 446

Himona" ". 13032 E.J.Fletcher 8765 439

Acelista.' 12094 C' M. Winsjow & Son 9906 422

Belle Nixon 14705 E.J.Fletcher 9383 421

Roanette 11476 L.S.Drew 8638 387

Xoa 11469 Geo. H. Yeaton 9090 387

Lukolela 12357 Geo. H. Yeaton 9299 384

Yucca 11470 Geo. H. Yeaton 8502 377

Those cows are entitled-by all the rules of the Asso-
ciation to Advanced Registry and I think are a credit to
the breed and form a nucleus of our Advanced Registry
system, and your Committee recommend to the Associa-
tion that they admit these cows to Advanced Registry,
with any others whose previous records have fulfilled all
the requirements of the present rules.

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Mr. WeIvLS : I move that the recommendation be
adopted.

Mr. Sage : I second the motion, which was
unanimously adopted.

The Secretary : It was recommended by 3'our
Executive Committee this morning that double rates on
all animals recorded and transferred should be made to
non-members of the Association. We charge now $i for
members and $2 for non-members for recording; but we
charge 25 cts. transfer fee for either member or non-mem-
ber, and it was recommended that we make a scale right
through for members, and one for what we would charge
non-members. Each charge for non-members being
double that for members, and also that the charge of 25
cents be made for extra certificates. There is a great
deal of work in making out certificates, and breeders
sometimes would like extra ones, and sometimes they
carelessly lose them or they get into the waste basket,
and it seems right if thej' want more, that* they should
pay for them, and it was recommended that we make a
scale of 25 cents and extra for duplicates.

The President : What will you do with the
recommendations of your Executive Committee ? It has
been moved and seconded that the recommendations in
regard to fees made by them be accepted.

Carried unanimously.

The Secretary : The Executive Committee this
morning voted to recommend to the Association the
expenditure of not to exceed $100 in advertising the
Association in the " Country Gentleman." The Jersey
and Holstein Associations advertise there, the "Country
Gentleman " print our transfers free of charge, and in-
directly we would pay for it in that way.

Mr. Sage : I do not know why it should be con-
fined to the " Country Gentleman." Why not leave it

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CO the discretion of the officers of the Association tc
sper.d it in advertising in an}^ way they see fit. It would',
seem to me it might be an advantage to advertise in.
some other paper for a time.

The Secretary : The reason of this was that the
" Country Gentlman" is the only paper that has printed'
our transfers, and they print them free of charge, and it
is an indirect way of placing them where we can ask.
them if thc^^ would not print them more promptl}^ some-
times.

Mr. Sage ■; I have no objection to the " Country-
Gentleman," but I thought it might be of advantage
sometimes to advertise in some other paper, and why
not leave it discretionery.

Mr. Doe : I move that it be accepted.
Mr. Converse : It might be proper to state that
it is the custom with all papers, where you advertise
regularly, to print anything under the head of Farm
Yard Notes that the Secretar}^ might see fit to send
thera. This is the case with any of the agricultural
papers and with their regular advertisers, with refer-
ence to a breed or herd, and this could be printed with-
out any extra charge.

The Secretary : The papers throui.hout the
United States are very glad to get items of general in-
terest on the Ayrshire cattle, but you hardly ever find
an Ayrshire man who will give 3'ou anything about
what his cows have done, and you can seldom get him
to give you anything that you can print. They are a
w^onderful cow, but their owners seem afraid o have it
known.

The recommendation authorizing the Secretary to
expend not to exceed $100 in advertising in the "Coun-
try Gentleman" during the ensuing year was unani-
mously adopted.

The SecriETARy : Your Executive Committee
■accepted the report of your Committee appointed at
the last meeting on the Dairy Tests at St. Louis, and
•suggested that the same Committee be continued tor the
-ensuing 3^ear. That Committee was Mr. J. F. Converse,
Charles C. Doe and CM. Winslow.

Mr. Sears: I move that that Committee be con-
tinued.

The Secretary : At the last meeting, it was
thought that the Fair would take place in 1903, but it
has been postponed a year, and our report, of course, is
■not complete, as we do not know whether they will have
a dairy test, and we know very little about the ring
prizes.

The President : It has been -moved that the
■Committee be continued for another year.

Motion seconded aud carried.

The President: I understand Mr. Converse has
a resolution to present.

Mr. Converse : I have, but it has not been form-
ulated. I presume, Mr. President and Gentlemen, j^ou
are aware of the fact that at the Live Stock Show at
Buffalo last year the Canadian Government were repre-
sented, and came there with the intention of out-doing
any stock that might be shown there from the States,
and they sent men there, from start to finish, in the in-
terest of the Canadian Government exhibits, and they
did their work thoroughly 5 I am told they have appro-
priated $100,000 for the Live Stock Show at St. Louis,
As you know, the}^ have appointed Mr. Coburn to be
Live Stock Manager, making a very good selection,
without any question. Of course he has only recently
come to this position. Now, we want to do one of two
things : either stay quietly at home and take no part in

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it, or put ourselves in position to compete successfully
with the Canadian Government and Exhibitors.

It has occurred to me that we might do something;
by way of raising a fund by States to be appropriated
for the use of the Live Stock Show at St Louis. Of
course, we do not know that this can be done, i sup-
pose you are all aware that the twenty or thirty men of
our State to take charge of matters in this exhibition
are already appointed, and I imagine they are largely
politicians and I do not suppose they are specially in-
terested in agriculture or stock raising, and I presume,
unless some influence is brought to bear upon them,
that we won't get any representation at that show, and
I wanted to bring the matter up at this meeting to make
a suggestion as to how we could secure a portion of the
money that will be appropriated by our State for this
purpose, and other States can do the same thing. If
we had plenty of money back of us, we could probably
find cattle that would be equal to any that can be found
in Canada or Scotland (^r anywhere else. I thought,
perhaps, a resolution might be passed by this Associa-
tion, and alter talking with a prominent Senator and
saying that we needed some financial help to compete
with those who have a Government to back them, he
suggested that at our meeting, and at the various meet-
ings of cattle breeders in the State, we pass a resolution
requesting our friends at Albany to devote a part of the
appropriation to this special purpose, and he intimated
that if we would pass such a resolution and it was backed
up by our Association and the plan formulated, that an
appropriation might be secured — that is a part of the
appropriation that will be made during this winter or
next winter for that purpose. And I had it in mind,
although the resolution is nor ready, to ask this Asso-
ciation to prepare a resolution asking for an appropria-

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tion for this special purpose, and also to take sucli mea-
sures as we can to get other breeders' associations in the
State to do the same thing -, and if each Association
appoint one man whose duty it shall be, at the
proper time, to appear before the Legislature and pre-
sent the case wnth the backing that they will be able to
get. And I presume you are all aware that the State
Master of the Grange is a Member of the Legislative
Committee, — I think he is chairman ; anyway he is a
member — and I think he would realize the importance
of a thing of this kind, and I would ask him to see what
result he could bring about. I would be glad to hear
from any gentleman present, who has given the matter
any thought.

Mr, Sage : I do not fully understand whether
Mr. Converse means that a Committee shall be appoint-
ed from 'every State ?

Mr. Converse : Any State that feels as though
they wanted to do it and could do, of course we should
be glad to have it done. I understand that the New
York legislature will make an appropriation of $300,000
or $400,000 for the New York Exhibitors at St. Louis,
If we can bring influence to bear upon them, so that we
could secure $30,000, $40,000 or $50,000 for the Live
Stock interest, ^ — sheep, cattle, swine, etc., are included
in the appropriation — to go toward premiums and get-
ting ready. ' Inasmuch there is no written resolution
formed, Mr. Chairman, I move that a committee be ap-
pointed with power to draw up such a resolution to be
presented, and also appointed to take charge of it and
bring it before the Legislature.

Mr. Wells : I do not understand.

Mr. Converse : The resolution contemplates the
appointment of a Committee to draw up the resolution
to be presented^to the Legislature.

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The Secretary : Do I understand the speaker
that he wishes to confine it to the New Yor^ Legisla-
ture ?

Mr. Converse : Oh, no : The petition should be
broad enough to be presented to any Legislature in any
State ; but the Association I think should appoint a
Committee to present the case, — the resolution to the
proper Committees.

Mr. Wells : I move that a Committee of five be
appointed by the President and Secretary, to formulate
a proper resolution and take the whole matter in charge.

Mr. Sage: I w^ould make an amendment, that
this Committee be authorized and instructed to confer
with other breeders' associations.

Mr. Howett : I represent New York State. I
am not an Ayrshire breeder. But I want to say to you
that I know Canada will come down one united against
say forty-five, and one, united, will beat forty-five. I
am a New York State man and I live here, but I know
all New England, and I know everywhere how an Ayr-
shire cow stands, .ind you cannot get a better ; and I
think you can do this through the New York State
Breeders' Association. If your Committee could confer
with their Executive Committee, w^hose President is L-
D. Green I think you can do something. I assure
you I will do everything in my power to help you get it
through, and if you can get it through, I think you can
beat Canada. But you will have to get to work at once.

(Cheers.)

Mr. Wells : If this Committee is appointed, with
power, they can do all these things.

Mr. Sears: I would like to ask if a Committee
of five can get together? If possible, I would like to
leave it to the President and Secretary to appoint a
Committee in each State.

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The PiiESiDENT : T he motion as seconded was
for a Committee of five to be appointed by the Secretary
and President.

Mr. Converse : It strikes me that a Committee
of five would be pretty cumbersome to get together to
do work in the near future. If it could be done with a
less number, it would be less trouble, and I w^ould offer
an amendment, if Mr. Wells will accept it, that the
Committee be reduced to three instead of five.

Mr. Wells : And the President and Secretary be
ex-officio members of the Committee ?

Mr. Converse : Yes.

Mr. Wells : I accept that amendment.

Mr. Converse : My idea was that the Committee
should be composed of three instead of five. I think it
had better be with the Secretary an ex-officio member
and appoint two others with him.

The Secretary : I think it is all right as it is.
Let the President appoint a Committee of three that
will be the Committee proper, and the President and
Secretary will be a sort of Advisory Committee.

Mr. Wells : I think the President and Secretary
better be the Executive Committee. But I will amend
the motion for a Committee of three with the President
and Secretary to be two members of this Committee,
ex-officio.

Motion seconded and lost.

The President : I think the sentiment of the
Association is in the direction of a smaller Committee.

Mr. Sears : I move that the President and Secre-
tary be a Committee with power.

Mr. Converse : Second the motion.

The Secretary : Mr. Converse is acquainted
here in New York and iinderstands the Legislative
methods necessary for success, and I would amend the

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iriofion to Iiave Mr. Converse and Mr. Yeaton ma<Ie the
Committee, as I believe a State man should speak for
his own State to his own Legislature.

Dr. Turnbuli^: I think one New York man
should be on the Committee, especially as the matter is
a State one, and it might seem strange to the Legisla-
ture of New York if two members from other States
should come before them, and I think it would be a good
plan to have a member of this Committee from this
State.

Mr. Sears : My idea was that you should appoint
a Committee in every State in the Union, and that they
work up their individual States, and I make that as an
amendment, that the President and Secretary be a Com-
mittee of two to appoint committee in each State, to
consolidate their work and all work together for a com-
mon end, and that any expense the Secretary is to he
should draw on the Treasurer for. I should appoint a
Committee in each State, — at least one in each State,
and if you have three good men there, appoint them.
Use your own discretion in that matter.

The Secretary : I understand from the motion
now is that the President and Secretary shall select
three men from each State, if there are three — or, at
least one, — if there is one, and that they shall be a
Committee for that State to represent the Ayrshire in-
terests in that State and to unite with any Committee
appointed in that State to represent any of the Live
Stock Associations of that State in preparing and mak-
ing an exhibit from their State at the St. Louis Fair,
and that this United Committee shall be expected to
work in harmony in trying to obtain appropriations
from their State Legislature in aid of the Live Stock
Exhibit from their own State, and that this shall be '
done in all the States as far as possible.

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Mr. Converse : We suppose that in this case we
will have a Committee in this State composed of six or
seven members. We hope to get every Live Stock
Association interested in this, and they will appoint one
or more members, so that when 3-011 come before the
Legislature you will have a Committee in each State
composed of six or seven members, with the backing of
the various Associations they represent. It would be,
as you all know, perfectly idle for one man to go to a
Legislature and ask them to do something for him. If
they find there is nobod}' back of him, they will quietly
sit down and put their feet upon the table ; but if you
can say that the Grange in the State and that every
Cattle Association in the State is behind the movement,
they will hear you and they will prett}' nearl}^ have to
do something.

The President : As I understand the motion
now before the meeting, it is that the President and
Secretary be a Committee with power to appoint a Com-
mittee in each State consisting of at least one and not
to exceed three for each of the States.

Motion put and unanimously carried.

COMMITTEE APPOINTED.

MAINE.

Elmer F. Pember, Bangor.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.

Geo. H. Yeaton, Dover; J. D. Roberts, Dover.

VERMONT.

C. M. Winslow, Brandon; Cassius Peck, Burling-
ton; C. C. Doe, So. Newbury.

MASSACHUSETTS.
Philip W. Moen, Worcester.

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RHODE ISI.AND.

Obadiah Brown, Providence ; E. B. Sherman, Har-
risville.

CONNECTICUT.

William Wells, Newington.

NEW YORK.

J. F. Converse, Woodville ; Hon. Augustus Denis-
ton, Washingtonville ; E. B. Norris, Sodus.

NEW JERSEY.
J. O. Magie, Elizabeth ; J. Andrew Casterline,
Dover.

PENNSYEVANIA .

James McFadden, Byrn Mawr ; Dr. Thomas Turn-
bull, Jr., Allegheny.

CALIFORNIA.

Dr. James H. Hester, Santa Barbara.

DELAWARE.
Wm. Sellers, Edge Moor.

KANSAS.

A. A. Adams, Barryton.

ILLINOIS.
John Stewart, Elburn.

IOWA,

J. N. Coldren,

MARYLAND.

J, McPherson Scott, Hagerstown.

MINNESOTA.

John W. Scott, Austin.

OHIO,

Howard Cook, Beloit.

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OREGON.

, D. Honej^mann.

SOUTH CAROLINA,

W. G, Hinson.

WEST VIRGINIA.
L. A. Reymanu.

WISCONSIN.
Sam Jones, Juneau ; Fred Tschudy, Monroe.

Mr. Converse: You will bear in mind that last
year we voted to provide $1,500 for the Dairy Tests at
St. Louis. Some of the prominent members of the As-
sociation think that it would be practically impossible
for us to pick out a da ry show that could go down
there in the hot weather and do itself justice and do the
Association justice, and it has been thought wise that
we drop that part of it entirely, and that we put in our
effort more to getting a few herds, — two or three — that
would make a creditable display for the Ayrshire As-
sociation and for the Ayrshire interests. You will bear
in mind also, that we voted to provide not to exceed
$500 for extra prizes— for Ring prizes, if that explains
it better. If you should appoint a Committee to take
that matter up and prepare to show successfullj^ against
the competition that we expect to meet— for I think 1
know a little about what took place at Buffalo, and also
at the World's Fair at Chicago — I know there were men
who bought cows in Scotland mainly for the purpose of
showing at Buffalo. There were people there who had
been across the water to see the shows in Scotland, who
said the show of Ayrshires at Buffalo was the finest show
they had ever seen in any country. Now suppose we
say to a Committee, you take hold of this and put a
show herd up for $200. They can't do it. And in that

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case what would j'oi: do? We simply don't want to go
there short of the very best in the country, and if we
are not prepared to do that, we want to stay at home
and throw up the sponge. For one, I am not quite in-
clined to adopt that side of it. I think we have just as
good cows as they have anywhere, and if we take a
little pains we can show that the Ayrshires of the
United States are just as,,good as they are anywhere.
And for the sake of bringing this matter before the
meeting, I move that we drop the appropriation of $1,500
for this test at St. Louis and not attempt to make that
test. Of course we do not know 3'et that that test will
be made. It has not been published and the man in
charge has only been recently appointed .and his plans
are not completed ; but of course we know the Jersey
people have decided to make a showing, and if there is
an}' test they propose to put their cattle there time
enough to have them acclamated and go on and make a
showing regardless of expense. And we had better
have the sense of the meeting in view of the competition
we may expect from the Jersey and other breeders,
whether we want to proceed with, or whether we had
better drop out, and put in our force to do better w^ork
in the line of exhibition cattle.

Dr. Turnbull : To bring this matter up for dis-
cussion, I second the motion. I would Ike to add: We
have started in a Home Dairy Test to find out what our
stock are doing. We have started in with the Advanced
Registry Te.st to know further what our stock are do-
ing. We did not show in Buffalo at the Dairy Test. If
we have not anything to send to St. Louis, we had bet-
ter stop right here. If we can go to St. Louis with
five animals, let us go and that will show just wdiere we
stand? If the Jersey can beat us, let them beat us. Are
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going to put up $500 for a show herd, let the man who
has a show. herd compete and nothing more. But if a
man sends animals there to be tested, it is another thing.
His animals may come back ruined. One animal is
pushed, the other animal is simply bred up to show con-
dition. Now we want to decide right here, and we
want to decide to-da3^ whether we are going to put the
American bred Ayrshire in the Dairy test, or send them
simply in the show ring as pretty animals. This is the
way I feel about it : If we have good producing dairj?^
animals, let us show them. If Canada can beat us, let
her beat us. And I don't see wh}^ we should simply
back down and draw out of this thing and simply say,
we won't show at all. It would be simply acknowledg-
ing that we have not got the animals.

Mr. Sage : If you recollect, at the meeting in
Boston before the Pan American, this matter of making
an exhibit at Buffalo was left with the Committee, and
the Committee acted very wisely. If they found the
cows they had were not just what they wanted, they did
not put them in. Now, as I understand it, there is a
Committee who has charge of this St. lyOuis exhibit, and
I believe the proper thing to do is to leave the matter in
the hands of that Committee. If they think it is wise
and proper, and they can find the cattle they want, I
think they should have power to put them in, and it
should also be left discretionary with them to do as may
seeni best ; and I would move to amend that this matter
be left in the hands of this Committee. I think we can
trust them to act for our best interests in the matter.

Mr. Converse : You will please bear in mind
that my motion was not with the idea of dropping this
matter but simply to get an expression from the Associ-
ation, and I wanted to find out the sentiment of the As-

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sociation, as to whether we would face the music and
go ahead.

Mr. Wells: Mr. Converse's motion was about
the $1,500 for the test.

Mr. Sage. Mj^ opinion is that it be left in the
hands of the Committee, and I make a substitute motion
that the matter be left in the hands of that Committee.

Mr. Wells : And the appropriation of $1,500 re-
main.

Mr. Sage : To be used if the}^ see fit to use it.

The Secretary : If Mr. Sage's amendment pre-
vails and Mr. Converse accepts the amendment, it re-
mains and the $1,500 is available for the use of the
Committee.

Mr. Sage : I feel, Mr. President, that we can
trust this Committee, if it may seem wise, I am sure
the}' would not use it, and if it is wise it ma}^ be to our
advantage that they should be placed in position to use
some of the money.

Mr. Converse : I second the motion for substi-
tution.

The President : That the matter be left in the
hands of the Committee appointed last year to act as
the}- think best in the matter.

Motion put and unanimously carried.

The Secretary : The motion a year ago limited
the expenditure of not to exceed $500 for the St. Louis
Ring prizes and special prizes. Mr. Converse thought
this morning that it might be better to have the money
expended in helping breeders who were intending to
show at St. Louis, to transportation on animals instead
of confining it to special prizes in the ring ; but it stands
toda}' that $500 can only be used for special prizes in
the ring, and I would move that the motion be so

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amended as to allow the Committee to expend not to ex-
ceed $500 for the best interests of the show ring at St.
Louis. Your Committee would like if pos-ible to have
three or four herds shown in the Ayrshire class and have
them types of the breed and representative animals, and
a credit to all who have anything to do with them. Our
thought was that we might get a few breeders from dif-
ferent parts of the country interested in this and expend
what seemed necessary of this fooo in helping transport
his animals.

Mr. Doe : I second the motion.

Motion put and carried.

The President : I understand w^e have with us
today the Director of the New Jersey Experiment Sta-
tion, Prof. Voorhees. We should be pleased to hear
from him.

Prof. Vorhees : I did not expect to be called
upon to make an address, and I would not let your
Secretary call upon me, because at one time I was in-
terested in a test of dairy breeds in which the Ayrshires
came out on top, but I suppose he wishes me to make
that statement in the presence of the members of the
Association. That test was carried on very carefully
years ago, and I think I am within the truth when I
say that it has not yet been refuted, — that so far as the
production of milk goes, the Ayrshire breed stands at
the head. We have a number of Ayrshires in our own
herd, and I have to take the ground that it is not so
much the breed as it is the man who handles the breed ;
and we therefore have to have all the breeds. From
that I mean, with a large number of breeds, that the
handling counts very largely in the production of the
animal, and that we have most excellent animals in all
breeds ; but I am convinced that for milk and an all
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is no question in my mind about that. First, she gives
a large milk flow, she is a strong, hearty animal also,
and gives a quality of milk that is more nearly what we
can afford to sell at the prevailing prices which we get
at retail in the cities. It is a little too rich for the blood
of the ordinary tradesman. A cow that will give 7,000,
8,000, 9,000 pounds of milk a 3'ear, with 41-2 per cent,
fat, I regard as a most excellent animal. I think
that breeders and handlers of animals should keep
carefully in mind the care and feeding of the animal.
It has been my experience and my observation in going
to different parts of the state and country to decide on
test herds and test breeds, that one great difficulty is
that the animals are not properly fed. And in most
cases there is a fluctuation in the milk flow had, and
lacking uniformity in the food the animal gets and in
the character of food the animal ge.ts. We have over-
come that in quite a large part, by growing stuff that
Avill supplement the crops that grow in the summer, and
I think that line of work is increasing, because unless
we keep the animal supplied throughout the entire year
with the kind of food that is best for them, they will
not give the best flow of milk, and you cannot do it if
you depend upon the pasture in the summer. So that
if we are going to get the best out of our best breeds,
we must adopt modern methods in the handling and
feeding of our animal. And in this matter of Home
Dairy Tests : I would suggest to those who take par-
ticular interest in these, that they take into considera-
tion this matter of feeding, because we notice immedi-
ately there is shortage in pasture then there is a drop
in the flow of milk, and it never runs up again. And
until we get to the point where we can absolutely con-
trol the amount of food the animal gets, we are not go-
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There is one other thing, — that is growing the summer
average crops of the nitrogenous class — American Clo-
ver, Alfalfa. We have had six years experience in the
growing and feeding of these crops, and we do not get
the same flow of milk that we do when we feed nitroge-
nous crops. In the winter, we find if the protein con-
tents is the same, we are able to get a larger amount of
milk from the same amount of dry matter. That is, we
have learned that it is possible to grow in large part the
nitrogenous substances that the animal ought to have,
and that we can feed those to better advantage than we
can the ordinary stuffs. All these things have a marked
bearing upon the cow. And if we are going to improve
our breed, we have got to select our animals, and then
we have to see to it that the animal has sufficient and
uniformity of the right kind of food, and if we are going
to build up our breeds we have got to take these things
into consideration. But aside from any bearing these
suggestions may have upon the Ayrshires, it seems to
me this is a matter which all successful and up-to-date
breeders ought to take into consideration.

In the matter of breeds — I want to make one more
statement as to the matter of different breeds ; we have
heard a good deal in the public press and elsewhere of
the big advantage of certain combinations of the nutri-
ents in milk in affecting the consumer ; that certain
proportions are better than certain other proportions,
and on that basis we have had to give attention to the
building up and changing the composition in order to
suit or meet certain demands. Now it seems to me ha t
this is a matter which all breeders and dairymen should
look to, and that is the education on the part of the
public to demand something better ; it is not that it is
superior in a certain way, but it is better all round.
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the milk, a point they make is that it shall be clean, "Be-
cause the public is educated up to the importance of
milk as a food, and to the importance of the cleanliness
in the milk, and so anything that can be done to im-
prove the quality should be done. Aside from building
up breed in quality and yield, they should build it up
in regard to the necessities of the jobber, and so the-
dairy business all along the line will be built up. Milk
is a very important factor now-a-days in building up in-
valids, and building up the quality is a proper end of
dairying, and it seems to me that progress must be
along that line. Have a good product and keep it good
until it gets into the hands of the consumer. These are
lines of work which we are all interested in, and it seems
to me that it must have sooner or later an influence, and
create an impulse which shall rebound to the honor of
ever}^ man who keeps cows.

I thank you, Gentlemen, for your attention and for
the courtesy which you have extended.

(Cheers.)

The President : It may be that there are some
gentlemen here who would like to present names for
membership.

The Secretary : I have a list of names here :

FROPOSED FOR MEMBERSHIP.

S. S. Karr & Sons, Almond, N. Y., endorsed by
W. G. Tucker and M. A. Tuttle.

P. Byrne & Sons, St. Josephs, Pa., endorsed by
Christopher Byrne.

Andrew C. Zabriskie, Barrytown, N. Y., endorsed
by C. M. Winslow.

W. C. Stowell, Black Creek, N. Y., endorsed by
I,. D. Stowell.

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A. B. McConneH, Wellington, Ohio, endorsed by
H. Betts and Howard Cook.

C. W. Lewis & Sons, Alfred Station, N. Y., en-
dorsed by W. G. Tucker and Ira W. Jones.

Thos. J. Burdick & Sons, Alfred, N. Y., endorsed
by W. G. Tucker and Ira W. Jones.

C. E. Rock wood & Son, Temple, N. H., endorsed
by E.J. Fletcher.

Ai Willoughby, Woodsville, N. H.^ endorsed bj^
E. J. Fletcher.

Robt. Templeton, Ulster, Pa., endorsed by Ormis-
ton Bros, and A. McConnelL

J. Walter Wood, Jr., Clayton, N. Y., endorsed by
W. R. Whitingham.

John C. Osgood, Redstone, Colorado.

Mr. Sears : I move the names be accepted as
read.

Mr. Sage : I second the motion.

Mr. Doe : I W'ould present the name of W. W,
Houghton o Ej^ndonville, Vt.

Motion put and carried.

The President : We will now proceed to the
election of officers. The first on the list is President,
You may prepare your ballots for President.

Mr. Converse : I move that the Secretary be in-
structed to cast one ballot for the present President to
-succeed himself.

Mr. Sage : I second the motion.

The Secretary : It is moved and seconded that
the Secretary be authorized to cast one ballot for Mr.
George H. Yeaton as President.

Motion carried, and the Secretary cast the ballot,
and declared Mr. Yeaton re-elected President of the
Association for the ensuing year.

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The President : The election of the four Vice-
Presidents is next in order.

The Secretary : I move that the President be
authorized to cast a ballot for Mr. Obadiah Brown as
First Vice-President.

Motion seconded and carried.

The President : Mr. Obadiah Brown is re-elected
First Vice-President of this Association.

Dr. Turnbull : I would like to name Dr. C. C.
Doe of South Newbury, Vt., for a Vice-President, and
that the Secretary be instructed to cast one vote for him.

Motion seconded and carried.

The Secretary : I cast one vote for Charles C.
Doe and declare him elected Second Vice-President of
the Association.

The Secretary : I move that the President cast
a ballot for Dr. Turnbull for one of the Vice-Presidents.

Motion seconded and carried.

The President : I cast one ballot for Dr. Thomas
Turnbull, Jr., for Third Vice-President of the Associa-
tion.

Mr. Sage : I move that the President be instructed
to cast a ballot for Mr. S. M. Wells for Fourth Vice-
President.

The President : Mr. Wells is one of the Execu-
tive Committee for three years at the present time. His
term does not expire this year.

Dr. Turnbull : If Mr. Wells hae two years longer
to serve, I would like to name Mr. E. J. Fletcher for
Fourth Vice-President, and move that the President
cast one vote for him.

Motion seconded and carried.

The President : I cast one vote for the election
of Mr. Etna J. Fletcher as Fourth Vice-President of the
Association.

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The President : The Secretary and Editor are
to be elected next.

Mr. Converse : I move that the President be in-
structed to cast one vote for Mr. C. M, Winslow as Sec-
retarj^ and Editor.

Mr. Sears : Second the motion.

Carried unanimously.

The President: I cast one vote for Mr. C. M,
Winslow and declare him elected Secretary and Editor
for the ensuing year.

Dr. Turnbule : I would like to nominate Mr.
Nicholas Winsor for Treasurer, and move that the Sec-
retary cast one ballot for Nicholas Winsor for Treasurer.

Motion seconded and carried.

The Secretary : I declare Mr. Winsor elected
Treasurer for the ensuing year,

The President ; Two members of the Executive
Committee for three years are next to be chosen.

Dr. Turnbule : I would like to ask whose terms
expire ?

The Secretary : Mr. Converse and Mr. Scott.
Mr. Converse was elected last year to fill the vacancy of
Mr. French, deceased, and Mr. Scott was elected three
5^ears ago.

Dr. Turnbuel : I would like to nominate Mr. J.
F. Converse to succeed himself, and I move the Secre-
tary cast one vote for Mr. Converse.

Motion seconded and carried.

The Secretary : I cast one vote for Mr. Con-
verse and declare him elected a member of the Execu-
tive Committee for three years.

The President : There is one more member to
be elected.

The Secretary : Mr. Chairman ; Mr. Scott has
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be well to distribute our officers, and to represent a sec-
tion further down the other way, I would suggest Mr. J.
Andrew Casterline.

It was moved and seconded that the Secretary cast
one vote for Mr. Casterline, which he did, and declared
Mr. Casterline elected for three years.

The President : At our last meeting our Asso-
ciation instructed the Secretary to issue a notification to
all members present at the next meeting to remain to a
dinner, at the expense of the Association, and I would
like to invite all the gentlemen here, whether they are
members of the Association or not to our dinner here to-
night, and if they wnll please signify by rising how many
will be here I would like to count them. The dinner is
to be served in this room at 6 o'clock.

Twenty gentlemen accepted.

The President : I am requested by the Treas-
urer to state that Volume 14 of the Ayrshire Record is
here and ready to be sold at $2 each. He also has a few
volumes of last year, if any one wants them.

The Secretary : I have here a book for private
Herd Registry which we can sell for $1.50, and we have
put it down at a low price to encourage the breeders of
Ayrshire cattle to keep a private record of their stock.

Motion was then made to adjourn at 4:30 p. m.

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Banquet of tbci

Jlyrsbire Breeders' Hssociation

field ai— - i:<

f iftb Hmm Rotel, new Vork,

3anuary 29, 1^03.
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DINNER

THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1903.

Blue Point Oysters Little Neck Clams

SOUPS

Green Turtle a L'Americaine Consomme Julienne a la Coiiifonade

HORS D'CEUVRE

Sweet mixed Pickles Cromesqui ot Terrapin a la Polonaise

Tomatoes Radishes Celery Olives

FISH

Boiled Newport Haddock, Caper Sauce

Broiled Sea Trout, Maitre d 'Hotel
Potatoes, Parisienne Cucumbers

BOILED

Chicken, Estragon Sauce Leg of Mutton, Caper Sauce

Ham and Spinach Corn Beef and Cabbage

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ROAST

Kibs of Beef Young Pork, Cider Apple Sauce Young Tfticfi

Capon Turkey, Cranberrv Sauce Ham, Champagne Sauce

ENTRIES

Mrgnon Filet of Beef a la Stanley

Stewed Fresh Mushrooms in Cream Peaches a- la Conde

Sweetbread Fatties aus Truffles

Roman Puncb

GAME

Millard Dock, Cwrrant Jelly

COLD

Boned Capon Pate de Foie-Gras Meats

Pickled Lambs' Tougues

SALADS

Chicken Lobster Potato Lettuce

VEGETABLES

Boiled Potatoes Mashed Potatoes Sweet Potatoes

Bermuda Potatoes Boiled Bermuda Onions Brussells Sprouts

Chopped Spinach with Egg Fried Egg Plant

Stewed Tomatoes Hubbard Squash Beets

Stewed Corn Cauliflower in Cream

Red Kidney Beans Stewed Parsnips Hominy

Baked Maearont with Cheese

PASTRY

Baked Indian Pudding

Plain Rice Pudding Sliced Apple P e

Cocoanut Pie Wintergreen Candy Blanc-Mange

Assorted Cakes

DEvSSERT

Biscuit Glaee a la Mode Vanilia and Lemon Ice Creanu

Assorted Nuts Raisins Pineapple Oranges

Tangerines Bananas Apples Pears

Catawba and Malaga Grapes

Philadelphia Cream, Roquefort, Edam, Brie and Mild Cheese
Coffee Tea

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After dinner and the lighting of cigars the toastmas-
ter, President Yeaton called on Hon. Obadiah Brown to
lead off in the after dinner talks which he did in a happy
and pleasing manner, but unfortunately the reporter had
not arrived and we are unable to report the remarks.
He made a pleasant allusion to being well sustained bj^
a Rhode Island cashier (Winsor) on his right and a
Vermont cashier (Scott) on his left, and was glad to
see so many of old friends and new on both sides along
down the table.

The Toastmaster : We have here a doctor who
is raising Ayrshires on a Southern Plantation, whom
we would like to hear from on the Ayrshires for the South.

Dr. Thomas Turnbull, Jr. : I firmly believe
that we have, as breeders, farmers and tillers of the soil
today, to get down to the up-to-date scientific methods
in breeding and in the care of our land. We see that
more in Virginia than you do here. Virginia was set-
tled in the early sixteen hundreds. It was cursed with
slavery ; every man down there had large plantations,
and he not only had to keep his own family, but he had
to keep the families of all his slaves. Virginia eventually
became a breeding place simply for slaves. Of course
they worked simply for what they got; they got no wages.
The soil was carelessly tilled, everything was taken
out of it, the crops were mortgaged as soon as the\^ were
planted and almost everything simply went to keep the
slaves ; they lived well, but their descendants today are
paying for it.

Virginia has a magnificent climate, and it is won-
derful how readily the soil responds to good treatment.
It is one of the best lessens a man can have, to get a
run down farm and see what good care to land will do.
When he sees a farm doing poorly and supporting a few
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ft IS a good lesson in having seen what good manage-
ment and care wilt do.

I don't know that I have anything more to say,
except that I am pleased to meet you all here tonight.
President : (Mr. Geo. H. Yeaton): We have a
doctor here with us tonight, and although he is a doc-
tor of medicine we will allow him to prescribe for us
this evening. Dr. Charles C. Doe.

Dr. Doe : I feel tonight somewhat as the Irish-
man did who was a laborer. One day upon arising in
the morning, and before starting out to work, he some-
how put on his trousers hind side before. During the
course of the day he had to climb a ladder to the top of
the building. After reaching the top, in some manner
he lost his footing and fell to the ground. Another
Irishman who was among the laborers who rushed up,
said: " Paddy, are you badly hurt?" Paddy looked
down at his trousers and then at the Irishman and re-
plied : '"No, not hurt much, but I have had a d — n bad
twist."

While on the streets of an Eastern city one day, I
met a friend of mine who asked me where I was located
now. I said I am up in Vermont on the Connecticut
river. He wanted to know if I had neighbors up there
breeding the same sort of cattle. I. said, "yes." He
said, "who are they?" I replied: On the west is
Mr. Winslow, on the north is Mr. Drew, on the east is
Mr. May." "Well, he says, "You have got nice
neighbors, but you are are d — n bad company."

There was a doctor, a friend of mine who was a lec-
turer in a University, and who stated that he was going
to try an experiment on some land this year. While in
Canada last year I found they were raising a crop there,
a mixture of oats, peas and barley, which they raise in
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tiice grain, but the way they grow it there you can stump
it. With oats the peas lie down when the new crop is
coming on. With the peas 3'ou can get a very good
crop; I think a man can get from 60 to 80 bushels per
acre. You get a good crop, and with the straw for bed-
ding I think it will pan out well. I think by this meth-
od we can get along without purchasing so much grain.
I don't propose to give you people here to-night a lec-
ture, you men who have bred Ayrshires for thirty-five
years.

Mr. S. M. WeIvLS : (of Wethersfield, Conn): Gen-
tlemen, I am very much pleased to meet you here social-
ly to-night ; this is about the twentj^-sixth anniversary
I have attended ; I have missed about two 3^ears I be-
lieve, but I am always glad to meet yon in a business or
social way. Gentlemen, we have heard considerable
about Ayrshire cattle to-night, and a little diversion
from that might be interesting to you. Mr. Sisson,
Vice-President of the Jersey Cattle Club is here, and I
trust we may now hear from him on the subject of
breeding.

Mr. Sisson; Mr. President, and members of the
Ayrshire Breeders' Association of America ; I am not
here to-night as a member of the American Jersey Cat-
tle Club or as its Vice-President. I am here as a breed-
er of dairy cattle, and as such, I greet you. As one
looks about this table and sees the features of intelligent,
enthusiastic men, as you all are who have chosen the
breed which most appeals to you, and have gone on
with intelligence and care to give that breed such en-
vironment, such thought and such breeding as will place
it at the head of all breeds in your estimation, I cannot
help but say that you are deserving of all credit and
honor. I love the Ayrshire cow ; I am not false to my
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lue this whole matter is uplifting the dairies of this
country and lays in about the same place as the Minis-
try does, toward religion ; it takes in all sexes to-day ;
no one church can do it alone. We want Methodists,
Baptists, Presbyterians, and so on. Just so we want
the Ayrshire breeders, the Jersey breeders, the Holstein
breeders, breeders of any name ; we want them to do
the best with their particular breed ; we want them all
to be so broad minded, so open hearted that we can all
VA'ork along the lines together. I feel deeply on this
subject. We have in New York State what is called
the New York State Breeders Association ; we have in
Rochester an Association; unfortunately the larger num-
ber of members are Jerse}- breeders ; unfortunately I
say, for these aims I have in mind. We have got to
pursue these matters on such broad lines ;is these if we
are going to succeed. We read a good deal in some
papers about the battle of the breeds. There is no bat-
tle of the breeds, and while we each want to follow out
our pet theories, and have our own views as to cattle,
we can all work to a common end of uplifting the dairy
cattle together. I have given fifteen years of my life,
and it was the early part of my life, to the breeding of
Jersey cattle, and I shall never regret it. There is some-
thing about it that cultivates a man, something that
broadens him. The man who takes up agriculture, and
who gives it practical attention and applies himself to
breeding, whether it is Ayrshire, Holstein or others, it
is bound to broaden him. It has done wonders for many
a man situated just as I am, and I think there is many
a man seated around this table who thinks just as I do.
It brings us into social communication with others we
would never have met.

A word about St. Louis. As one of the members
of the American Jersey Cattle Club, and as its Vice-

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President, I have to say that as far as I am concerned,
the policy of the American Jersey Cattle Club will not
be retrogressive as it has been accused of in the past,
but it will be active in the taking up of thin-gs m mod-
ern dairies. We have been remodelling our scale of
points. Our hearts are right, and we will get there
after all.

I must express to you, gentlemen, my pleasure of
being here and showing you what is in my heart towards
breeders of another breed of cattle.

President : It is necessary sometime to have a
little spice mixed with our diet, therefore we would now
like to hear from Mr. Sage.

Mr. Sage : I think perhaps a little Sage tea might
be beneficial this evening. I am very glad to ree the
feature of progression exhibited here tonight, and hope
it may be continued. But there is one suggestion that
I want to make in this line. M3' friend Mr. Wells ac-
cuses me of being very fond of the la<lies. I confess I
am, and I hope not only the present features may be
continued at our future meetings, but I trust that you
who have wives ma}^ bring them to our meetings with
3^ou. I have thought tonight how much more enjoj^a-
ble it would have been had we had the ladies here with
us this evening. I don't believe in leaving our wives
or daughters .at home. I have a daughter who has
travelled with me all over Europe, and I should like to
have her come to our meetings, and I hope some of 3'ou
have sons and that you may bring them with you. I
hope our President may be able to be induced to say
something about the Ayrshires of Scotland, and their
rugged and substantial qualities.

President : After passing over Scotland, I real-
ized more fully how the Ayrshire cattle came to have
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more than in au}' other breed. One of the most beauti-
ful sights I ever saw was in Scotland. It was a herd of
Ayrshire cattle which came up and looked at the cars as
"we passed b_y ; with their wide foreheads, and an intel-
ligent look, their slightlj' arched horns and long necks,
they presented a most beautiful scene, most of the herd
being white.

In Scotland the women and girls look after the cattle
more than the men, taking care of their feeding and
milking ; and they know the pedigree of the animals as
well, if not better than the men do. In some localities
the cattle do not receive the care they should, and do
not look as clean and present as good an appearance as
they should.

When I went over I inquired for the gentleman
whom I had been informed was the Secretary and Treas-
urer of the Scotland Association, and was looked at
askance, but soon found out that the Treasurer had ab-
sconded and was a very much looked after man, no one
knowing where he was, but the present Treasurer is a
very nice n an and drove me about the country and took
particular pains to give me points on the Ayrshire cat-
tle. I had a very pleasant time and gained much valu-
able information.

I would sa}?- that I have been very glad to enjoy the
pleasure of this meeting. I hope we may have more
.such enjoyable occasions, and that next time we shall
see many of the ladies with us.

President : I should now like to hear from Mr.
Sears.

Mr. Sears : Mr. President, I am very glad to be
again with the members of the A^^rshire Breeders' As-
sociation. I wrote to Mr. Winslow last year, or year
before, that I was out of place as Vice-President of this
Association, as my herd having been destroyed by tuber-

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culosis had taken all the spice of breeding away from
me, and now I was not a breeder of Ayrshires, but I
feel ver}' much like the man who goes awa}'^ to a dis-
tant land with the kiss of the girl he left behind him,
upon his lips.

I am very glad to meet with you to-night. Brother
Brown told some stories here to-night which you have
seemed to like very much, and I would like to tell one,
but I am not so young. Mr. Sears then related a storj^
which was received with much applause.

Now I have been reading in the papers if you want
to make butter you should milk Holsteins. I tried it
and was disappointed in the results we could get from
them. They did make milk the cheapest of any cattle,
but the quality of the milk was not as good as I had
hoped to get from them. I had some good stock of
Ayrshires, and I got very good results from them, but I
fear if they were to be sent down to St. lyouis they would
not represent themselves as they should, unless they
are acclimated. Now in New York the people want to
see the cream, but there is getting to be something of a
revolution in that. I had a talk with a noted physician
in children's diseases, and another one a specialist in
typhoid fever, and they are coming back to the idea that
the cream cannot be separated and put back again, that
when the cream is separated from the albumen it is im-
possible to place it back again in the same position as
it was before separation. You know with the Ayrshire
milk it stays distributed throughout. The public will
in time come to know that the cream shoiild be distri-
buted through the milk and should stay there, and when
the public comes to know this, you will receive the ap-
preciation of the public for the Ayrshire cattle.

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President : We certainly will not be satisfied
without hearing from our veteran Mr. J. F. Converse on
what are the essentials to success in the Show Ring.

Mr. Converse: Mr. President and gentlemen of
the Association r It is an unexpected honor for me tO'
be called upon to address this intelligent convention up-
on the familiar 3'et important topic, "What are the Es-
sentials of Success in the Show Ring?" First let me say-
there can be no iron-clad rules laid down by which a
novice can always attain success. The old saw that "a
poet must be born, not made'' is equally applicable to a
successful exhibitor in the Show Ring. The acquisi-
tion or possession of a bull that will fill the position
most perfectly in the show ring is by far the most mo-
mentus and important problem the exhibitor has to
solve. A bull should not only be a winner in the ring
but also a getter of winners. A bull may be a cham-
pion in the show yet worthless in the herd, also a bull
may be a champion in the herd and a falure in the ring.
It has been truthfully said that the bull is one-half of
the herd. Hence a champion bull carries a momentum
of influence through the entire herd. The cows and
heifers of the herd should be strictly typical of the breed,
not solid in color, either pure white or red, but a beauti-
ful admixture of white and red and as nearly alike as
possible. Such a herd attracts the attention of the
judge as well as the on-looker. The preparation for a
successful exhibition should begin years before the ex-
hibition. No detail in care, feed and selection should
be omitted. For negligence, carelessness and improper
environments would make a scrub of the most promising
animal known. If you will pardon the allusion, I nia}^
say that the Riverside herd was established in 1856 by
the careful selection and importation of a few choice an-
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had large experience with dair}' stock in Scotland.
More imported and prize-winning bulls have headed this
herd than an}^ in the country. The imported bull Lord
Douglas, now at the head has proved himself a notable
sire. This herd has been represented in the show ring
every year since its establishment and for the last seven
years has been shown in the Western State Fair Cir-
cuit, commencing at Syracuse, N. Y. and ending at St.
Louis, winning each year the lion's share of the vic-
tories.

PrEvSIDENT : I feel that I cannot interest 3-ou to
any extent. In the first place I find I am somewhat in
the condition of the boy who was raised here in New
York. I heard of a philanthropic woman who wanted
to do something for someone. So she went out on the
street and picked up a hungry looking urchin and de-
cided she would give him all he could eat. After he
had stopped eating, the lady asked him it he w^ouldn't
have something more ; "no," he said, "I guess I will
have to give it up, I can chaw some more, but T can't
swallow."

Speaking of a man being born to his calling, makes
me think of another story. A gentleman stated that you
can tell from what a bo}' does, what he is going to be in
life. His friend said he had a son, and he would tr}-
him ; he says I will place on a table a sword, a box of
pills and a bible ; if the boy takes the sword I know he
is going to be a soldier ; if a box of pills, he will be a
doctor, and if the bible, he will make a preacher. He
afterwards met the gentleman who asked him if he had
tried it. He said 3^es ; he wanted to know which arti-
cle he took ; he replied that the boy took the whole bus-
ness. Well then said the gentleman, what do you think
he will be. I think he will make a fine lawyer, said the
man.

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Now Gentlemen, as to Scotland, I will say that
about twenty years ago I purchased my first Ayrshires,
and as I bred and cared for them I became very much
interested in them, and thought that sometime I would
go to Scotland and see them there. So the fifteenth of
last February I sailed from this city on the good steamer
Lucania. Saturday, a week from that day about ir
o'clock in the morning, I got through the Customs in
Liverpool, and that afternoon I started for the land of
Scotland, for the town of Ayr, in the District of Ayr-
shire. It was about 8 o'clock when I landed there. I
found a hotel and stayed all night. The next daj' I
took a walk out and found that the birthplace of "Bob-
by " Burns was within a mile of the village. I went
out and saw the birthplace, and the statute and monu-
ment, but on my way out there the first thing that
attracted my attention was the odor from a cow stable ;
I imagined they were Ayrshires and went in. They had
a good herd ; the fellow that cared for them was a
renter, his father w^as formerly a breeder, and he gave
me some good information and directions. The next
day I began to inquire for James McMurtree who was
supposed to be the Secretary of the Association there.
I found that he was a man much looked for, that he had
been Secretarj' of the Association but had not been
heard from for three years. I found that John Howie
was the Secretary, and I located him about 9 or 10
o'clock. I found him a plump little sawed-off Scotch-
man ; he gave me a great many names of farmers, and
some very good practical advice. I immediately started
off to look for Ayrshire cows. The railroads run out
from the town of Ayr in all directions. I found it very
convenient to get to the farms. I went to a stable, but
found they would not let me have a horse, but sent a
driver with me in a dog cart who knew where ever}' body

lived. So I went out and visited the Aj-rshires ; there
■are no other kind in that county, and not more than two
'or three in Scotland. I think the greater proportion of
■cattle in Scotland are registered cattle. Quite a good
many are starting in to have them registered, but in
order to get them into this country I understand they
have to have them registerd two generations back. The
Ayrshires in Scotland are almost entirely white, and
many of them are very nicely cared for. The Scotch-
men seem to be just as well satisfied with different col-
ors. I find many of them which are black and white, a
■shining white, and they look very nice. At some Fairs
they offer large prizes for the bulls, the 3'earling bulls,
and sometimes a bull, black and white brings as much
as a pound more than a red and white, or as they call it
there a " brown " and white. I have a list of the herds
which are registered there.

O. Have j^ou found that the unregistered herds
are better herds (that is the Ayrshires) than the regis-
tered ?

A. I think some of the best herds I found were
not registered. John Howie wins a good many prizes ;
he has won a prize two years in succession, and he ex-
pected to win it this year, which makes three years, and
then the prize will belong to him. Mr. James Howie in
a man that does not breed his own bulls as a rule. He
is a man bright enough to see in a calf a winner, and
takes it and brings it up.

While in Scotland I met James Howie, heretofore
spoken of, Thomas Barr, John Howie, and ohn Bren-
nan a big talker. I saw Robert Wallace's herd ; he
had a cow, a little large, 18 or 19 years old, but the best
milker I ever saw. ' He had some very good cows.

James L,ittlejohn had some good cows but they were
not registered.

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Alex Cross was the only farmer that I found there
who owned his own farm. He had a ver}' good farm.
He had forty -two 3-year-old heifers that were all 'due
with calves this year. The heifers were just rolling in
fat.

Other farmers there were Thomas Row, William
Hunter and Thomas Lindsay. Robert Montgomery I
think had as good a herd as I saw, and they were all
white.

Mr. Robert Steele made a remark while I was there
in regard to Scotch cattle ; he saj'S we keep a few Ayr-
shires of the dair}^ type for show and for farming.

Archibal Mayer had some very good ones. John
Cochran was a man that acted as a sort of agent. I was
handicapped in not having a permit, and I took him
around and arranged with him to endorse any checks I
might send there. Since I arrived home he wrote me
that there has passed through his hands 160 head of
cattle.

James Kipping and Robert Gray ; those are the
names of some gentlemen whom I visited while I was
there. They are very hospitable, and the first thing
you must do is to go into the house and see the Madam ;
and then you must have some good Scotch whiskey ;
and they ask you if you are a "teete," meaning a tee-
totler.

The rules that they judge their cattle there by they
sa\' are wrong. They will never have the highest stan-
dard of dairy cow in judging the breeding of such cat-
tle as they do. If the horns are not upright, thej- train
them so ; and they can do it. The more hair the cattle
have the more they like it, but they keep the hair short
on the head. The women there can tell you all about
the time of service, and what bull was used, just as well
as a man can. The women do the milking, and in fact

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A heifer calf is a quay calf ; a three year old is a three
year old quay.

At the holding of the Derby Show is the time when
the farmers hire their girls for the year. The girls all
go there and let themselves out for the year. The girls
wear short dresses, course shoes and I did not see any
who had any covering <on their heads.

Now I do not know as I had better take up any
more of your time unless you have some questions to ask.

Q. Do they keep records of their yields?

A. They don't know anything about 3nelds ; they
do not keep any records. There is not a man in Scot-
land that keeps a record.

Mr. Cochran told me that if he has a black and
•white Ayrshire and sells it, he always buys another one
to serve.

Q. Are all good cattle registered?

A. It is like this; if an Ayrshire female wins a
prize at the Fair in competition with another, it is en-
titled to register without a number. If that animal is
bred to a registered bull the calf is entitled to register
with a number.

The pasturage there is magnificent ; it is very lux-
uriant. In the last of Februar}^ and March there w^ere
some herds of cattle which had been running out all
winter, the vegetables had not been harvested, and the
cattle got some of their flesh from the turnips.

I suppose you are aware that they do not offer
prizes over there for calves. The great prize is the
prize at the Derby Show for the three year old.

I was in Scotland from Monday morning until a
week from the next Monday morning, and it rained
every day while I was there. It was not a pleasant time

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to visit, but I improved what little time I had. (Ap-
plause.)

Mr. Wells : I wish to corroborate a statement
Mr. Sears made in relation to Doctors. Our ph^-sicians
in Hartford say there is no milk fit for women and babies
but the Ayrshire ; they say there is nothing to it but
Ayrshire milk. There were two herds put under the
control of the County Physician ; the Jersey herd
dropped out, could not 'stand the test. The Ayrshires
proved satisfactory, and the babies could digest the
milk.

A Member : Mr. President, the Hartford children
are Yankees, but the New York children can eat or
drink anything. It is like a man said to me : " You
would be surprised at the culture of the colored man in
Boston."

President : Does anybody volunteer something
further? You know it is said that a volunteer is worth
two drafted men. As there seems to be nothing more,
we will close our speaking for the evening.

SCALE OF POINTS OF AYRSHIRE BULL

(Adopted January i6, 1901.)

The points desirable in the female are generally so
in the male, but must, of course, be attended with that
masculine character which is inseparable from a strong
and vigorous constitution. Kven a certain degree of
coarseness is admissable ; but then it must be so exclu-
sively of masculine description as never to be discovered
in a female of his get.

I. The head of the bull may be shorter than
that of the cow, but the frontal-bone should
be broad, the muzzle good size, throat

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nearly free from hanging folds, eyes full.
The horns should have an upward turn,
with sufficient size at the base to indicate
strength of constitution lo

2. Neck of medium length, somewhat arched,

and large in the muscles which indicate
power and strength lo

3. Forequarters — shoulders close to the body

without any hollow space behind ; chest
broad, brisket deep and well developed,
but not too large 7

4. Back short and straight ; spine sufficiently

defined, but not in the same degree as in
the cow ; ribs well sprung, and body deep
in the flanks 10

5. Hindquarters — long, broad and straight; hip

bones wide apart ; pelvis long, broad and
straight ; tail set on a level with the back ;
thighs deep and broad 10

6. Scrotum large, with well developed teats in

front 7

7. Legs, short in proportion to size, joints firm.

Hind legs well apart, and not to cross in
walking 5

8. Skin yellow, soft, elastic, and of medium

thickness 10

9. Color, red of an^^ shade, brown or white, or

a mixture of these — each color being

distinctly defined .^. . . 3

10. Average live weight at maturity, about 1500

pounds TO

ri. General appearance, including style and

movement 15

12. Escutcheon, large and fine development 3

Perfection.. 100

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5CALE OF POINTS OF AYRSHIRE COW

(Adopted January i6, 1901.)

The following scale of points for the Ayrshire cow
was adopted — being similar to the scale adopted in Scot-
land in 1884, and changed in a few points to render
them applicable to this country.

1. Head, medium in length ; forehead, wide ;

nose, fine between the muzzle and eyes ;
muzzle, wide ; eyes, full and lively, caus-
ing a hollow in face ; wide between horns
inclining upward 10

2. Neck, moderately long, and straight from

the head to the top of the shoulder, free
from loose skin on the Under side, fine at
its junction with the head, and enlarging
symmetrically towards the shoulders 5

3. Forequarters — 'shoulders, sloping ; withers,

fine ;; chest, sufficiently broad and deep to
insure constitution ; brisket and whole
forequarters light, the cow gradually in-
creasing in depth and width backwards... 5

4. Back, short and straight ; spine, well defined

especially at the shoulders ; ribs, well
sprung giving large barrel capacity ; the
body deep at the flanks 10

5. Hindquarters, long, broad and straight, ex-

cept a pelvic arch ; hookbones wide apart,
and not overlaid with fat ; tail long, slender
and set on a level with the back 7

6. Udder, capacious and not fleshy, hind part

broad and firmly attached to the body, the
sole nearly level and extending well for-
ward ; milk veins about udder and abdo-
men well developed; the teats from 21-2

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to 3 inches in length, equal in thickness —
the thickness being in proportion to the
length — hanging perpendicularly, their dis-
tance apart at the sides should be equal to
one-third of the length of the vessel, and
across to one-half the breadth with no di-
visions between quarters of the udder 30

7. Legs, short in proportion to size ; hind legs

straight when viewed from behind ; thighs
thin, giving plenty of room for udder 4

8. Skin, yellow, soft and elastic, and covered

with soft, close, wooly hair 5

9. Color, red of any shade, brown or white, or

a mixture of these — each color being dis-
tinctly defined 3

10. Average live weight, in full milk about i ,000

pounds 8

11. General appearance, including style and

movement 10

12. Escutcheon, large and fine development 3

Perfection 100

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CHARTER.

An Act to Incorporate the Ayrshire Breeders' Assocfation^

// is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State
of Vermo7it.

Sec. I. J. D-. W. French, James- F. Converse,
Alonzo Libbv, F, H. Mason, Obadiah Brown, Henry E.
Smith, C. m' Winslow, S. M. Wells, H. R. C. Watsou,
James Scott, George A. Fletcher, Charles H. Hayes,
John Stewart, their associates and successors, are con-
stituted a body corporate b)^ the name of the "Ayrshire
Breeders' Association,'' and by that name may sue ancJ
be sued ; may acquire by gift or purchase, hold and
convey real and personal estate, necessary for the pur-
poses of this corporation, not to exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars ',. may have a common seal and alter
the same at pleasure.

Sec. 2, The object of this corporation shall be to
publish a herd book, and for such other purposes as may
be conductive to the interests of breeders of Aj^rshire
cattle.

Sec. 3. This corporation may elect oflScers and
make such by-laws, rules and regulations for the man-
agement of its business as may be necessary, not incon-
sistent with the laws of this State.

Sec. 4. This corporation maj^ hold its meetings at
such time and place as the corporation may appoint.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from its passage.

JOSIAH GROUT,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

I.EVI K. FULLER,

President of the Senate.
Approved November 23, 1886.

EBENEZER J. ORMSBEE,

Govefno7'.
(A true copy.)
Attest : E. W. J. Hawkins,

Engrossing Clerk.

CONSTITUTION

Preamble

We, the undersigned, breeders of Ayrshire cattle^
Tecognizing the importance of a trustworthy Herd Book
that shall be accepted as a final authority in all ques-
tions of Pedigree, and desiring to secure the co-opera--
tion of all who feel an interest in preserving the purity
■of this stock, do hereby agree to form an Association
■for the publication of a Herd Book, and for such othef
purposes as may be conducive to the interests of Breed-
ers, and adopt the following Constitutions

ARflCLK I.
This Association shall be called The Association of
A5'rshire Breeders.

ARTICI..E II.

The members of the Association shall comprise only
the original signers of this Constitution, and such othef
persons as may be admitted, as hereafter provided.
ARTICLE III.

The officers of the Association shall consist of a
President, four Vice-Presidents, a Treasurer, a Secre-
tary, who, together with six members of the Association^
all chosen by ballot, shall constitute an Executive
Committee.

The President, Vice-Presidents, Treasurer and
Secretary shall be elected annually.

The six members who make up the balance of the
Executive Committee shall be elected as follow^s i Two
members for one year, tw^o members for two years, and
two members for three years, and hereafter two mem-
bers shall be elected each j^ear for a term of three years.

The Treasurer shall present at the annual meeting
of the Association a full statement of his accounts,

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audited by two members of the Association, appointed
b}' the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee shall, under the general
direction of the Association, prescribe the manner in
which the business of the Association shall be con-
ducted ; shall have general control, of all matters per-
taining to its interests ; shall have authority to appoint
an editor of the Herd Book, and may fill any vacancies
occurring among the officers. The office of Secretary,
Treasurer and Editor may be filled by the same person.

The Treasurer, Secretary and Editor shall receive
compensation for their services, to be fixed by the Asso-
ciation. The Treasurer shall give such bonds as may
be required b}" the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE IV.

The annual meeting of the Association shall be
held each year, at such time and place as shall be
designated by the Executive Committee (of which
notice shall be sent to members at least one month
previous), for the discussion of questions of interest to
the members, and for the election of officers for the
ensuing year. Special meetings of the Association may
be called by the President or b}' the Executive Commit-
tee or at the written request of ten members. Twenty
days' notice must be given and the object of the meet-
ing announced in the call, and no business other than
that specified in the call shall be transacted at the
special meeting. Time and place shall be determined
in same way as annual meeting.

At all meetings of the Association members may
vote in person, or by proxy, or thej^ may send their
ballots by mail to the Secretary, whose duty it shall be
to vote the same and to acknowledge their receipt. At
least twenty members present, represented by proxy, or
written ballot, shall be a quorum for transacting
business.

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ARTICLE V.

Only breeders of Ayrshire cattle shall be eligible
for membership, and members shall be elected at any
regular meeting of the Association ] also b}^ the unani-
mous written consent of the Executive Committee at
any time between the annual meetings, subject to the
following conditions :

Each applicant for membership shall be recom-
mended by one or more members of the Association, as
a trustworthy and careful breeder ; and no new member
shall be admitted if objected to by any officer of the
Association.

The Secretary shall notify the candidate of his
rejection, or in case of his election that he will be
admitted as a member on signing the Constitution and
paying the initiation fee.

An applicant who has been rejected shall not be
voted on again until two years from the date of his
rejection, unless by the unanimous consent of the officers
of the Association.

ARTICLE VI.

Each member shall pay an initiation fee of twenty-
live dollars. These fees shall constitute an Association
Fund to defray the expenses of publishing the Herd
Book, and other charges incidental to the organization
of the Association and to the transaction of its business.

No officer or member shall be authorized to con-
tract any debt in the name of the Association,

ARTICLE VII.

The Herd Book shall be edited by an Editor
appointed for that purpose, under the control and
supervision of the Executive Committee, and shall be
published only with its official approval.

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The charge for entr}^ of the Pedigree of each animal
belonging to a member of the Association shall be fixed
by the Executive Committee, but shall not exceed one
dollar, except for an animal two years old.

Animals not belonging to members of the Associa-
tion may be entered in the Herd Book upon the pa}'-
ment of twice the amount charged to members.

The Herd Book charges shall be appropriated to
the examination and verification of Pedigrees, and the
preparation of the Herd Book which shall be published
by the Association shall be its property. The price
of the Herd Book shall be determined by the Executive
Committee. The Editor shall keep on file all documents
constituting his authority for Pedigrees, and shall hold
them subject to the inspection of any member of the
Association, and shall deliver them to his successor in
office.

ARTICLE VIII.

Should it occur at any time that any member of the
Association shall be charged with wilful misrepresenta-
tion in regard to any animal, or with any other act
derogatory to the standing of the Association, the
Executive Committee shall examine into the matter ;
and if it shall find there is foundation for such a charge,
the offending member may be expelled by a vote of
two-thirds of the members of the Association, present
or represented, at anj^ regular meeting.

ARTICLE IX.

This Constitution may be altered or amended by a
vote of two-thirds of the members present or represented
by proxy, at any annual meeting of the Association.

Notice of proposed alterations or amendments shall
be given in the call for said meeting.

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REGULATIONS

1. Onl}^ such animals sliall be admitted to the
Herd Book as are proved to be either imported from
Scotland or descended from such imported animals.

2. All animals hereafter imported, to be eligible
to registry in the Ayrshire Record, must previousl}^ be
recorded in the Ayrshire Herd Book of Scotland, and
an application for registry must be accompanied bj- a
certificate of registr}^ duly signed by the Secretary in
Scotland.

Entries of calves imported in dam must be accom-
panied b};- the certificate of registry of sire and dam in
the Scotch Herd Book, also certificate of bull service,
signed by owner of bull.

3. No animal not already named and entered in
some Herd Book at this date, shall be accepted for entr}^
under a name that has already been offered for entr}^ ;
also, the affix, ist, 2d and 3d, shall apply only to calves
of the cow bearing the name used; not to her grandchil-
dren, nor an}" other animal.

4. The breeder of an animal shall be considered
the one owning the dam at the time of her service by
the bull.

5. No Pedigree will be received for entr}' from
anyone except the breeder of the animial offered, unless
it is accompanied by a certificate of the breeder or his
legal representative, indorsing the Pedigree.

Entries of calves, sired b}^ bulls not owned by the
breeder of the calf, shall be accompanied by a certificate
of bull service signed by owner of bull.

6. All animals sold, in order that their progeny
may be registered, must have their successive transfers
duly recorded. Records of transfers will be made onlj^
on the certificate of former owner, or his legal represen-
tative.

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7- A transfer-book shall be kept b}^ the Editor, ik
vvhich all changes of ownership shall be recorded.

8. The Editor shall keep a record of the deaths of
all animals which may be sent to him. (And breeders
are requested to forward the same, stating cause, etc.)

9. The fees for recording are one dollar for each
animal recorded bj" and in the name of a member of the
Association, being either bred or owned by him, and
two dollars for animals over two years old at the time
of entry.

On imported animals tTie two year limit is reckoned
from date of importation, and the same on animals
brought from Canada.

A fee of twenty-five cents will be charged for record-
ing ancestors necessary to complete a Pedigree to
importation or to cattle already in the Ayrshire Record,
when the record is of no other value to the person
having the recording" done, other than to admit his
animal to record.

Transfer fee twenty-five cents.

Double the above rates are charged to those not
members.

Duplicate certificates of entry or transfer twenty-
five cents each.

All the above fees should accompany the entry or
transfer papers to insure attention.

10. An individual membership shall be continued
after the death of a member in the settlement of his
estate until the same shall be settled and then the mem-
bership^shall cease. The inheritor of a herd of Ayrshires
shall also inherit the membership of the Aj^ rshire Breed-
ers' Association — subject to approval of said Association.
In case of corporations, the corporation may continue as
a member so long as thej' are interested in the Associa-
tion, and shall be represented by such person as may

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be designated by the President and Secretar}' of the
corporation.

The surviving member of a firm may be the mem-
ber of the Association.

A firm shall have but one address.

II. These Regulations may be altered, amended
or added to, with the consent of two-thirds of the
officers of the Association and Executive Committee.

GENERAL INFORMATION.

Each volume of the Ayrshire Record, I to XIV
inclusive, may be obtained of the Treasurer, N. S.
Winsor, Greenville, R. I.,' postage paid, $2.25.

Milk Record blanks to accommodate herds of cows
maj^ be had of the Secretary, CM. Winslow, Brandon,
Vt., $1.50 per 100.

Blanks for extending Pedigrees to five generations
may be had of the Secretary at $1.00 per 100.

Private Herd Record books, board cover, may be
had of the Secretary at $1.50 each, arranged for tabu-
lated pedigree for sevent3^-five (75) cows with spaces
for monthly milk and butter record for eight years,
service and produce record for twelve years.

All blanks necessary for recording and transferring
Ayrshires may be had of the Secretary free of charge.

Membership fee, $25.00, which is for life, not trans-
ferable and no assessments.

The survivor of a partnership may become the
member.

The inheritor of a herd may also inherit the mem-
bership.

The partnership of a herd can apply to only one
herd and cannot be divided for two herds or in two post
office addresses.

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Members fees for recording, $i.oo for eacli animal
■a^nder two years old, $2.00 for each animal over twa
years old.

The two year limit on animals imported or
brought from Canada is reckoned from date of Custom
House receipt.

Transfer fee 25 cents. A fee of 25 cents each is
charged for recording ancestors necessary to complete a
pedigree to importation when the record is of no other
t^alue to the person recording.

Double the above rates to non-members.

Duplicate certificates of entry or transfer 25 cents
each.

A charge of $1.00 each is made for investigating a
Canadian pedigree to learn its eligibility to record,
which will be applied towards the recording if the
animal is to be recorded.

All the above fees should accompany the applica-
tions to insure attention.

The date of the two year limit in age is reckoned
from the date the application for record is mailed.

In giving s-ire and dam be careful to always give
the Herd Book number of sire and dam.

When purchasing an animal be sure to get a trans-
fer or see that the seller sends one to the Secretary for
record.

When having a female in calf be sure to get a certi-
ficate of bull service from the owner of the cow and
attach it to the entr}^ of the calf when sending in for
record.

In filling out an application for entry of an animal
that is sold there is no need of a separate transfer, but
enter it in the line for owner with date of sale.

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"WTien the transfer is entered on the original appli-
-cation for record there is no extra charge for the transfer
above the entr}^ fee.

When bu3dng Ayrshires in Canada our government
admits free of duty if they are registered in our Book
before being entered at the Custom House, and it is
much safer not to move them from the owner until they
are recorded, because sometimes it happens that the
pedigrees must be looked up at the Canada office and
there is often considerable delay. Then, too, there are
some animals recorded in the Canadian Books that are
not eligible to record in ours, and if they are recorded
in our Book before closing the trade it saves loss to
buy^r.

Sometimes buj^ers go into Canada and are persuaded
to bu)^ and pay the duty to save time, but this is risky
as afterwards it is sometimes found thut such animals
cannot be recorded in our Book.

The Canadians sometimes try to convince the buyer
that it is just as well to simply continue the Canada
Register and record there instead of in our Book, which
is not true, as a record in the Canada Book is only
valuable in Canada, All Ayrshires to be salable this
side the line must be recorded in our Book or be eligible
to such record.

It would be wise for anyone having an Ayrshire
cow of extraordinary dairy ability to have her tested for
Advanced Registry,

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OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT
GEORGE H. YEATON, Dover, N. H.

VICE-PRESIDENTS

OBADIAH BROWN, THOMAS TURNBULE, Jr.,
Providence, R. I. Allegheny, Pa.

ETNA J. FEETCHER, CHARLES C. DOE,

Greenfield, N. H. So. Newbury, Vt.

SECRETARY AND EDITOR

CHAREES M. WINSEOW, Brandon, Vt,

TREASURER
NICHOLAS S. WINSOR, Greenville, R. I.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

S. M. WELLS, J. O. MAGIE,

Wethersfield, Conn. Elizabeth, N. J.

C. H. HAYES, E. B. SHERMAN.

Portsmouth, N. H. Harrisville, R. I.

J. F. CONVERSE. J. ANDREW CASTERLINE,
Woodville, N. Y. Dover, N. J.

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MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

CALIFORNIA

Benient, George Melrose

Coutts, Peter, ,.... Mayfield

COLORADO

Osgood, J. C Redstone

CONNECTICUT

Baton, John A & Son, Plainfield

Connecticut Insane Asylum... Middletown

Dorrance, Henry Plainfield

Dunham, J I^ Sharon

Ennis, Alfred A ,..,. Danielson

Gold, T S West Cornwall

Greene B D Stamford

learned, J H , Putnam

Palmer, Edwin G , Plainfield

Roode, Joseph Jewett City

Sears, NE -. Elmwood

Weed, John W Noroton

Wells, Dudley.., Wethersfield

Wells, SM , Newington

DELAWARE

Sellers, William... Edgemoor

KANSAS

Adams, A A Berryton

Delap, S N lola

Stowits, H Abilene

ILLINOIS

Blodgett, H W Waukegan

Jones, D & G Galesburgh

Stewart, John Elburn

INDIANA

Oliver, James So. Bend

IOWA

Coldren, J N Iowa City

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MAINE

Buckle3^ J P Strundwater

Dearborne, A J West Falmouth

Hunt, A W Brunswick

Libby, Alonzo Westbrook

Milliken, Chas R Portland

Pember, Elmer F Bangor

MARYLAND

Cochran, T Allman Baltimore

Plarrison, ChasK Pikesville

Scott, J McPherson Hagerstown

MASSACHUSETTS

Bacon, P K - Campello

Birnie, Chas A Longmeadow

Blodgett, J W East Saugus

Boise, Enos W Blandford

Bowker, George H Barre Plains

Bradford, J H, Supt Monson

Burt, Jairus F Easthampton

Calumet Woolen Co Uxbridge

Choate, Charles F Southboro

Clark, Franklin P Sudbury

Copeland, Davis & Son Campello

Crissey, Warren Great Barrington

Curtis, L W Globe Village

Fletcher, George A Milton

Hamilton Woolen Co Southbridge

Harrington, HA Worcester

Heath, G P •••■ Northboro

Jones, N P Billerica

Knowlton, George W West Upton

Lawrence, James Groton

Leach, Philo Bridgewater

Massey, D A Asylum Station

Merriam, Herbert Weston

Moen, PhiHp W Worcester

Morrell, Harry E Wayland

Peirce, F C Concord Junction

Perley, Charles Bradford

Pierce, .George H Concord

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MASSACHUSETTS — Continued

Piper, Anson C South Acton

Reed, Hammon Lexington

Sage, Chas D North Brookfield

Smith, Peter D Andover

Stone, Geo F Littleton

Thorp, John C Holj^oke

Tyler, Arthur F Athol

Walker, William I Great Barrington

Wolcott, C W Readville

Young, Gilman P Grafton

MINNESOTA

Hill, James J St. Paul

Reeve, C McC Minneapolis

Scott, John W Austin

MISSISSIPPI

Surget, James Natchez^

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Bell, Charles J Hollis

Boynton, C H Lisbon

Breck, Stephen R Claremont

Cater, H F & Son North Barrington

Childs, Harlow N Piermont

Clark, George C . Orford

Edes, Samuel Newport

Fletcher, Etna J Greenfield

Garvin, W R Dover

Hayes, Charles H Portsmouth

Hayes, Charles S Portsmouth

Healey, C N Exeter

Holt, Andy South Lyndeboro

Holt, EA Hudson

Kimball, Herbert M Concord

Rockwood, C E & Son Temple

Russell, Frank E Greenfield

Sawyer, E. E Atkinson

Willoughby, Ai Woodsville

Yeaton, George H Dover

S4

NEW JERSEY

Seach, Frederick H Dover

Burke, Joseph F Morristowr^

Gasterline, J Andrew Dover

Crane, John Union

Farley, FC ■■■■ Milburn

Howatt, D E ••••• New Brunswick

Kissel, Gustave.... Morristown

Ivindsay, William .- Plainfield

Magie, J O' .••.. • •- Elizabeth

Probasco, WV • Cream Ridge

Sadler, Edward W Mont Clair

Whittingham, W R. Milburn

NEW YORK,
Arden Farms Dairy Co., Wm, Viner, Supt., Ardera

Ashley, E E Glens Falls

Babcock, F M Gouverneur

Barney, C S...- Milford

Barnes, N ^ - Middle Hope

Bell, George H Rome

Brayton, C N South Wales

Brodie, Hugh......... -.• Rural Hill

Brush & Rowley ... Northport

Burnett, John W Salem

Buttrick, C A Liberty Falls

Campbell. John S... ....... New York Mills

Cass, George L ••••' McGraw

Clark, C W Guymard

Clark, N E Potsdam

Clarkson, T S Jr Potsdam

Colburn, Jay E Milford

Converse, J F Woodville

Cookingham, H. W- - Cherry Creek

Crozier, William -• Northport

Doane, Franklin Middletown

Dorn, Elmer J Johnstown

Emery, C G Clayton

Griffin, J H Moira

Hall, Lott Gouverneur

Ham, Eugene Verbank

Harrington, A D Oxford

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NEW YORK — Continued

Hawkes, E B Well's Bridge

Hubbard, George D Camden

Hyde, J B 120 Broadway,

New York

Jackson, B O & Son , Boonville

Jay, William Katonah

Jenkins, J W Vernon

Jones, Ira W Alfred

Karr, S S & Sons Almond

Krebs, J DeWitt 439 Manhattan Av.,

New York

Magone, Daniel Ogdensburgh

McCrea, Robert Champlain

Miller, James Penn Yan

Nichols, James H. Carmel

Norton, WH Allentown

Oneida Community, lyimited Kenway

Ormiston Bros Cuba

Paget, A H Lakeville

Pike, George E Gouverneur

Ramsdell, H S Newburgh

Rhodes, T F Camillus

Rodger, G L Gouverneur

Schanck, W P Avon

Schouten, E A Cortland

Sears, BC - Blooming Grove

Seaver, Henry E Canton

Smith, J B Walden

Smith, Oliver & Son Chateaugaj^

Stowell, E L> Black Creek

Stowell, W G Black Creek

Taber George East Aurora

Taylor, John E Owego

Thurber, C S New York

Topping, R R Amsterdam

Tubbs, Ambie S Mexico

Tucker, W G Elm Valley

Tuttle, M A Hornellsville

Underbill, C S Glenham

Verplank, Samuel Fishkill-on-Hudson

S6

N^Ew YORK — Continued"
Whitney, C P. Orleans-
Winter, N H.... .. Cortland

Wood, J Walter Jr Clayton

Z^abriskie, Andrew C... .............. Barrytowc)

OHIO

Beatty, J P............................. Pataskda>

Betts," Henry . Pittsfield

Cook, Howard Beloit

Crane, J H & Sons... Toledo

Fuller, CC... Nelson

Mason, F H -... Leon

McCdnnell, A B Wellington;

Spencer, A B Goldwood

Wilson, A J Gralf^on

OREGON

lloneyman, J D Portland

PENN'SYI^VANIA

Ayer, H S ....• • Columbus

Blakeslee, O P Spartansburg:

Boyer, R A Catasauqua

Butterfield, Jerome F.. ....... South Montrose

Byrne, Christopher..... Friendsville

Byrne, Patrick St. Joseph

Carrons, Robert M Washington

Cloud, James & Son .-... Kennett Square

Cornell, A M Altus

Fa'rrell, W E--.-.-.- Cory

Hopkins, Wjllis W.... Aldenville

IvOgan, A Sidney Philadelphia

McCray, C F & Son Corry

McFadden, George H Bryn Mawr

Munce, R J.. Washington

Peck, C L Coudersport

Shimer, A S ..... Redington

Shimer, B Luther Bethlehem

Stewart, C E.-... •• Jamestown

Templeton, Robt & Son Ulster

Turnbull, Thomas Jr ." 835 Western Ave.,

Allegheny

Valentine, John R Bryn Mawr

liHODE ISI.AND

Angell, Edwin G Providence:

Arnold, George W Warren

Bowen, Edward S Pawtucket

Brown, Obadiah... Providence

Davis, L D Newport

Haskins, J P & Son ,..,....,.. Providence

Hawes, Addison S Providence

Hopkins, William H Providence

Joslin, H.S Mohegan

Robinson, Isaac R..>... Providence

Russel, Henry G Providence

Sherman, Everett B Harrisville

Sherman, Leander Harrisville

Smith, Daniel A Tarkiln

Vaughn, William P Providence

Winsor, S Nicholas Greenville

Wood, Lucius H Cranston

SOUTH CAROLINA

Crayton, B F & Son ......... Anderson

Hinson, W G Charleston

TEXAS

Pope, Rev. G. Stanley ,. Grand View

Turner, J C Longview

VIRGINIA

Venable, A RJr....... Farmville

VERMONT

Abell, C A..........'.. ...' St, Albans

Ball, A P Derby Ivine

Brainerd, L St. Albans

Doe, Chas C South Newbury

Drew, L S .. South Burlington

Emerson, Chas W Charlotte

Fisher & May St. Albans Hill

Forest Park Farm, Dr. W L Adams, Supt., Brandon

Nye, W C East Barre

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VERMONT — Continued

Parker, R & Son Ferrisburg

Proctor^ Fletcher D Proctor

Sanford, Chas Orwell

Scott, W F Brandon

Scribner, G S. Castleton

Smith, E A Brandon

Spalding, ly C & Son Poultney

Stevens, Wm Stanford St. Albans

Vermont Experiment Station. . , . Burlington

Watson, HRC Brandon

Winslow, C M Brandon

WEST VIRGINIA

Rej^mann, E A Wheeling

WISCONSIN

Hazen, Chester Brandon

Johnson, Joseph Hartland

Jones, Sam Juneau

Tschudy, Fred Monroe

RESIDENCE UNKNOWN

Carr, Lewis ....
Crane, Fred . . . .
F'airweather, Wm
Millard, ED....

CANADA

Allan, Andrew Montreal, Que

Cochran, M H Compton, Que

Davidson, George Fairfax, Que

Gibb, John E Quebec, Que

Irving, Thomas Petite Cote, Que

SCOTLAND

Stewart, John Eorne Island of Coll .

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PRESTON. 5588.

I.EA GAZZAM. I1673.

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AYRSHIRE CATTLE

by C. M. WINSLOW.
HISTORY.

The Ayrshire cow originated in Scotland, in the
County of Ayr, on the western slope towards the At-
lantic ocean.

The country is naturally productive, and admirably
suited to grazing, and on account of the mountains on
the east and ocean on the west the country has a fre-
quent rainfall which keeps the grass luxuriant and fresh.

There are, however, occasional coast storms that are
very severe and, while the cattle are abundantly supplied
with food, they must be prepared for great severity of
climate and occasionally endure severe hardship.

The earliest history points to the wild white cattle
as being common all over Scotland, and the first ac-
counts of attempts to improve the native cattle indicate
that the old Durham was largely used to breed up these
white cattle of the earliest times.

The first we hear of the Ayrshire cattle as a dis-
tinct breed was about one hundred and fifty 3'ears ago,
and from that time to the present they have been kept
as a pure bred cattle.

The type in Scotland has changed essentiall}^ with-
in the last forty years, judging from old photographs
taken in i860 of a milking contest for prizes offered by
the Duke of Athole.

The five cows in this contest look like large sub-
stantial cows, more for business than for show, with
large udders and long teats, more like the Ayrshire cows
of the present New England type than those recently
imported from Scotland.

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In this contest the prize was for the cow that would
give the largest average for ten successive milkings, and
the first prize was for 26 pounds 5 1-2 ounces, the second
24 pounds 9 ounces, the third 22 ponnds 10 ounces, the
fourth 22 pounds i ounce and the fifth 22 pounds.

In color these five cows do not vary much from the
Ayrshires seen in New England toda}-, being from solid
red to about one-third white. The Ayrshires in Scotland
today, judging from the cattle that have been imported
within two or three 5'ears, are mostly w-hite with larger
horns and shorter teats.

The aim in Scotland of late seeming to be to pro-
duce a white cow with an udder on a level with the bel-
\y, and short teats well spread. Ayrshire cattle were
early in the past century brought over to Canada by the
early Scotch settlers and on ships from Glasgow to sup-
ply the passengers with milk during the voyage and sold
to the farmers on arrival at port, either at Quebec or
Montreal.

They were about the same time brought to the
United States by the Massachusetts Society for the Pro-
motion of Agriculture, and let out to the farmers of the
state to improve the native cattle.

Ayrshire cattle found a congenial climate in Cana-
da and New England and were able to adapt themselves
to their natural surroundings in their new homes with-
out any great change in acclimating, and have steadily
found increasing favor in any section where they ha\ e
been introduced for a dairy cow, and particularly where
the food supply is lircited and economy of production is
an object,

DESCRIPTION.

The Ayrshire is generally red and white, spotted,
the proportion of red and white varying according to the
taste and choice of the breeder in mating.

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White is easily obtained and unless care is exercised
the A3'rshire cow will in a few generations revert to
white, due no doubt to her having descended from the
white cattle of ancient Scotland. The Scotch breeders
seem to prefer white and the Canada breeders also choose
Ai'rshires largely wliHe, but too much white is an objec-
tionable color for ordinary care on the farm and is not
generally thought an accompaniment of a hard}^ consti-
tution and good feeding qualities and it certainly re-
quires the greatest care in the stable to keep a white
cow in presentable shape.

The color that seems to please the majority is dark
red and pure white, about one-third white in splashes.

Brown is sometimes found, and light red appears
occasionally.

Yellow color and roan suggest a cross of the Guern-
sey and Shorthorn and are objectionable on this account.

While variations in color of any breed are largely a
matter of taste, still each breed has a distinctive color
peculiar to itself, and any variation from that color
which is a suggestion of a cross from some other breed
should not be encouraged, and it is certainly not pleas-
ant for a breeder to be obliged to explain that although
his cattle resemble some other breed they are really pure
bred Ayrshires.

The typical horn of an Ayrshire is wide spread and
inclining upward, the size being a matter of local taste,
either fine or coarse. The Scotch and Canadians seem-
ing to prefer a larger horn than the breeders of the States.

The general appearance of an Ayrshire as you look
at her is striking, being alert and full of life and re-
served energ}', and in breeding care should be taken to
encourage a quiet disposition.

The Ayrshire seems to be to the cattle what the
Morgan is to the horse, and at once impresses the be-
holder with the idea of a large amount of reserved force.

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She is strongly built and of a hardy constitution,
able to endure any amount of hardship or bend a vaSt
amount of latent energy toward the production of milk
if favorable opportunity be granted. She is a handsome
and attractive cow to look at, being symmetrical and
shapely, well formed in all her lines and a typical dairy
cow. . She has a small bony head, large muzzle, wide
forehead, dished face, prominent eyes, large and bril-
liant, small slim neck, thin shoulders at the top, wide
through the regions of the heart and lungs, large barrel
with ribs well sprung, heavy hind-quarters, broad hips,
thin at the thigh with large udder capacity, shapely and
with large teats of fair length well spread on the our
comers of the udder, and level between the teats both
on the length and width, the udder extending well for-
ward and back without too much pendulence, large milk
veins and holes.

While an Ayrshire cow should be shapely and
handsome to look at as she stands or walks, she should,
when handled, reveal much looseness of vertebra, flat-
ness of rib and width between the ribs, indicating large
dairy capacity.

Thi Ayrshire is a vigorous fe2d2r with a voracious
appetite, and not dainty as to the quality of her food,
being always hungry and a rapid feeder. In the pas-
ture she takes everything that comes in her way, good
and poor, so as it is filling, and is a good browser.

Having got her fill she unremittingly chews her
cud, and that with a seeming nervous haste to get it
finished, and when not actually taking in food is con-
stantly^ chewing whether lying still or walking, and I
have often seen them chewing while on the run.

It is, perhaps, these traits as much as anything, that
make an Ayrshire always look well-fed and give a lot of
milk, for she improves every opportunity to take in sup-

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plies and utilizes every particle of her food for* the ut-
most there is in it and spends no time hunting around
for the tit-bits of the barn or pasture.

The Ayrshire cow is a very intelligent animal, quick
to learn and of a retentive memory.

In the stable she readily learns to take her own
stall and will always take the same one until changed to
another.

She is quiet and pleasant to milk and not particu-
lar who milks her and gives her milk down rapidly and
full}' in a short time and is done. She is not easily
disturbed by commotion in the stable, and people or
noise in the stable seem to make no difference with her
giving down her milk.

AS A MILK cow.

While the Ayrshire may be used as a profitable
butter cow her best and most profitable place is in pro-
ducing milk for town and city trade, and it is here she
finds no rival in producing a qualit}^ of milk up to stan-
dard and for the least outlay for food consumed. Be-
, sides the ability to produce milk cheaply and of a su-
perior quality, she produces a large quantity and holds
out for a long period with a uniform flow, and unless
care is exercised she will not go dry at all.

Her milk is in itself peculiarly adapted to the needs
of a milkman, bearing transportation without churning
to bu.ter, having a "good body" and not looking thin
and blue.

The cream being in small globules does not readil}^
rise and when cold if poured two or three times back
and forth from one can to another will thoroughly re-
mix and will not readily rise again, making a good milk
to peddle and attractive to consumers because, even to
the last poured out of a pitcher, it^^will retain its uni-
form richness.

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The quality of Ayrshire milk makes it a desirable
food, especially for invalids with weak digestive organs,
and a complete food for children.

The reason for this is that the butter-fat and casein
is evenly balanced and the curd is friable, making it
easily digested.

The following ofificial test made at Brantford, Ont.,
between an equal number of Ayrshire and Jersey cows
is a good illustration of the food value of the Ayrshire
milk as compared with the Jersey. Notice that while
the Jersey is higher than the Ayrshire in butter-fat it is
lower in solids not fat, also in total solids so that while
the Jersey would give a thicker cream or make more
butter, it is not as rich in casein, and not as nutritious
as a food. It is a settled fact that fat has no nutritive
value, also that milk containing an excess of fat is more
indigestible and causes serious disorders in the digestive
organs of children and young calves.

Breed. Lbs. solids not fat Lbs fat. Total solids.

4 Avrshires, 21 608 8 847 30 4.55

4 Jerseys, 19 725 10.680 30 405

The average Ayrshire cow will give about 6ooo

pounds of milk in a year, or about 3000 quarts, on fair

food, but selected cows on better food will give much

more than this, and the following records, taken from

reliable sources, show the milking capacity of the best

of the breed :

Ayrshire Milk Records

OFFICIAL TESTS
of the quantity of milk given in one year of 10,000
pounds and over :

Name No, Lbs. Milk

Ruth 4816 10219;^

Durwood 12680 10701

Oneen Marv 6578 11154

Mvra ' 2955 11908

Rena Mvrtle 9530 12172

Alice Douglas 4398 12617

96

OFFICIAI. YIELDS

of milk for one month of 1200 pounds and over :

Name No. Lbs. Milk

Siinplicit 12560 1210

niah 11471 1236

Ranjo \lu>ic 13527 1280

Xoa 11469 1291

Himona 13032 1294

Rose Drunimoiiil , 10173 1301

RoseClennn 11153 130!)

Cnllinvvon(i 11404 1311

I ari'> B'^fuit-x 13606 142S

Actlista 12094 1441

Hornell (iirl 13993 '. 14riS

I)ur\voorl 12680 1477

.Miss OUif 12039 1649

At the Pan-American Model Dairy the Ayrshire

stood second in quantity of milk and profit on milk.

BUTTER.

The Ayr.shire cow bein^^ so much sought after as a
milk producer for the milkman, has had hardly a chance
to show what she is capable of doing as a butter pro-
ducer, but from the few experiments made she seems to
be a natural butter cow and it looks as though if any
effort were made in selection and breeding-, with tlie
idea of developing her latent butter quality, that she
would easily push the so-called butter breeds :;nd possi-
bly lead them.

The following are illustrations of her butter ability
collected from various sources :

Ayrshire Butter Records

OFFICIAL TEST

of pounds of butter for seven days :

Name No. Lbs. Butter

RoseCienna ' 11153 12.27

Dianiialvnne 11109 12.44

Lad V Sears 12641 12.45

Sadie Tascott 114S3 12.56

Rose Allie 11154 12 67

Olah 11470 12 69

Cremona 11436 12.74

xMiss E'lna 13218 12.76

97

Name No. Lbs, Butter

Printsteos 8th 12643 12 76

Hersa 11204 12 78

Ro^e Sultana 12072 12 86

lona S 12350 13 02

Aunt Abbie 13220 13.19

Xoa 11469 13.78

Clem 11135 14.14

Nonpariel Myra 14707 14.34

Ladv Murcia 11111 14 67

Ouija 11882 15 40

Yuba Lass 12353 15 60

Lady Fox 9669 16 08

kyan 12358 16.10

Annie Ber. 9670 16 31

Nett3d 12647 16 44

Miss Olga 13984 16 70

Miss Olhe 12039 17 85

Lukolela 12357 18 98

Official Yields of Butter

for one inontli, of 50 pounds or over :

Name No. Lbs. Butter

RoseLlenna 11153 50.41

Printsteps 8th 12643 51.02

Xoa 11469 51.20

Rose Clenna 11153 51.29

Annie Bert 9670 51.45

Durwood 12680 51 80

Gebic 13981 52.38

Ponemah 13983 52.90

KvEin 12358 53 06

Acehsta 12094 53 08

Rose Clenna 11153 53 45

Acelista 12094 53.80

Miss OUie 12039 54.24

Hinda Douglas 14703 54 62

Roanette 11476 54 88

Cad's Beauty 13606 54.91

Lady Romona 14085 56 19

Printsteps 8th 12643 56.74

Himona 13032 58.12

Simplicity 12560 59 28

Collinwood 11404 59 65

Himona 13032 59.69

Miss Ollie 12039 60 42

Cad's Beautv , 13606 61.23

Durwood 12680 63.76

RoseClenna 11153 7165

Banjo Music 13527 71.73

Miss Ollie 12039 77.30

Miss Ollie 12039 90.42

Cad's Beauty 13606 96.66

98
Ayrshire Butter Records

OFFICIAI, TESTS

for one year of 400 pounds or over:

Name No. Lbs Butter

Lillv Aver 13994-, '. 409

NaricvH 9.^81 416

Ponemah 13983 416

Belle Nixon 14705 421

Acelista 12094 421

Atalanta 10777 429

Himona 13032 439

Cad's Beautv 13606 446

Durwood ...." ...:...:.. 12680 : 506

Miss Ollie 12039 514

Rena Myrtle 9330 546

BEEF.

The Ayrshire, being a dairy breed, does not, of
course, excel as a beef producer, but is the best for beef
of all the dairy breeds.

She has heavy hind quarters, thick loins, flesh fine-
ly marbled, small bones, light in the cheaper parts, and,
as the butchers say, "cuts up well," and at any time
when fattened will give enough beef of good quality to
pay for her raising.

I am told that the steers, full-blood and grades,
make profitable steers for feeding.

Mr. F. S. Fulmer, of GibboLi, Nebraska, in a paper
on the "The Ayrshire cow," read before the Nebraska
Dairyman's Association, said :

"The fattening quality of Ayrshire grades is re-
ported by Mr. J. A. Patterson of this state. He says :
'I am wintering on my farm seventy steers coming two
years old. Among them are high grade Shorthorns.
They will average 950 pounds but are thin in flesh.
High grade Aj^rshires that will average fully 900 and

99

are fat enough for good beef. Polled Angus or Gallo-
ways, about the size of the AjTshire steers are fat. Also
a few Jersey steers that will average about 600 pounds
and are poor. They are all fed together at stacks and
about ten pounds of corn per day each.' Mr. P. adds :
'This feeding, I think, is a fair test and proves be3'ond
a doubt that for common purpose cattle that will receive
the care of the average western farmer the Ayrshire or
Polled Angus are by far the best.' "

An Ayrshire will always weigh more than its looks
would indicate.

' . TOP GROSS, '

The Ayrshire makes a favorite top cross on high-
grade and unregistered Jerse3's. Those who have tried
it claim the offspring to be larger than the Jerseys, more
hardy and having a stronger constitution and as dairy
cows they give more milk and are more profitable.

On the native they make a profitable market cow
and grade Ayrshire cows are always in demand.

On the milking Shorthorn they make the ideal
market cow and command the highest market price.

Ayrshire cows, high grades and full blood, are eag-
erly sought for in the cow markets of the city on account
of their always having a milky look.

lOO

AYRSHIRES AND NATIVES

COMPARED ON A

VERMONT HILL FARH

William Stanford Stevens, East Enosburg, Vt.

No one, wishing to improve his herd, can expect to
get striking results in the first five years, but straws
show which wa}^ the wind is blowing.

In 1895, I added to my herd of grades, five full blood
Ayrshire cows and ona full blood Ayrshire bull, and
would like to tell what the first five years have done and
show what may be expected, as the herd turns gradually
from being all grades, to being all full blood Ayrshires.

In 1901, my nine Ayrshire cows gave to sell, 43,000
lbs. of milk, an average of almost 5,000 lbs. each. My
81 grades gave 237,000 lbs., an average of less than
3000 lbs. each. If the 90 cows had all been Ayrshires,
the}^ would have given 430,000 instead of 280,000
lbs. In 1896, the 90 cows gave 260,000 lbs. In 1896,
the receipts for milk were $1,768.19, in 1901, $2,769.1:8.
In 1896, the receipts from the sale of .stock were $222.38,
in 1901, $477.87 and the old cows were not sold, but
kept to winter, on account of the surplus of hay.

It is evident that when the entire herd becomes full
blood, and the young and old .stock to be sold are full
blood instead of grades, the receipts will be enormous
compared with 1896.

NEW YORK

VINEWOOD HERD of AYRSHIRE CAFTLE

ESTABLISHED 1877

Four Gold Medals won at New York State Fairs ; Gold
Medal Herd, Massachusetts State Fair; also Cham-
pion Herd, and Sweepstakes, male and female, Ohio
Centennial. The average milk and butter record for
all the mature cows in herd for 5'ear is 8047 lbs. milk
and 340 1-2 lbs. butter, as determined by Babcock test,

•^TftrK" PAH QATP For fun particulars, address,

^lUl.tV Mm ^^Lb ^ g TUBBS, Mexico, N. Y,

riaple Row Stock Fay m.

Registered Eyr$l)ire Cattle.

Stock of ail ages for sale.

Good milkers bred for dairy purposes.

Good size and quiet disposition.

F. H. COOKINGHAM, Cherry Creek, N.Y.

* Importer and Breeder of

}|vr$bire Rattle m& £jiicln ^beep.

Choice Stock for Sale at all Times.

Farm Located Near Citv. Come and see ine.

Q. H. Bell, = Rome, N. Y.

alTages

and BOTH SEXES

For Ayrshi

Bred for Practical Dair}^ Purposes, Size,
Constitution, Disposition, Style, I,eno-th
of Teat, and Deep and Persistent Milkers

VERMONT AND WISCONSTN

AYRSHIRES [-or Practical DAIRYMEN

The Mount Hag Herd contains representatives of
the best Ayrshire Families, carefully selected and is-
especially strong in the Rose and Lorne blood. This
year several Canadian cows have been added which are-
deep milkers, well marked and have particularly large
teats. The cows have never been forced but are run
as a practical butter dairy with due regard to the rais-
ing of choice caU'es.

The Bulls " YucEA Lad "by " Sir Olaf " out of
*■' YucEA "■ and " Burns'ide Cearence " by " Duke-
Clarence OF Barchteskie," imported, out of " Eesie:
OF BtTRNSiDE " are now in service.

77te /arm is itea^^ Railroad Station at Soatth New-
bury^ Vt., eight iniles south of Wells River on the Pas-
suinsic Divisio7i of the Boston & Maine R. R.

STOCK FOR SALK, INSPECTION SOLTCITRO.

SAM JONES <& SON,

BREEDERS AND DEALERS IN REGISTERED

Ayrshire Cattle and Eambouilet Slieep.

Poland=China Pigs, $10 each and buff Plymouth Rocks.

In securing foundation stock for our herd choice ani-
mals were selected from the most noted herds in the
country and the high character of the herd has been
maintained by the use of sires of superior individual
merit as well as approved lineage, of deep milking an-
cestry, of excellent form and constitution, viz :

McQueen of Ayr, Jr., 5928.

Prince Ossidine, No. 2230, is a son of Gladys
Drummond, 11800, (seepage 40 of Year Book for 1 901),
and Ossidine. As a three-year-old Gladys Drum-
mond made over two pounds uf butter a day in a public
test on a fair ground, winning First Prize over some of
the best Jerseys and Holsteins of the Empire State.
Farm 1 Mile east of Juneau. Visitors to and from Station free of
charge. Visitors ■welcome seven days in the week. Correspondence

Solicited. JUNEAU, Dodge Co., Wis. Write us.

VIRGINIA AND WEST \/1RG1NIA

^#

/res

The cows comprising this herd have been carefully
selected fiom the best herds in the country. The herd
is headed by Nox-'em-all, No. 7312, winner of eight
first and three championships at New York, Ohio, In-
diana, Illinois and Missouri State Fairs. He is a son
of Lord Douglas ist of Maple Grove, (imp.) No.
6376, and the sensational show cow Viola Drummond,
No. 12533. Viola Drummond has a record of 10,000
lbs. milk and 450 lbs. butter in one year.

r^Of* ^,rll^ A few choice cows and heifers,
1 KJl A^CIIW Qjjg 1^^^ ^^If sired by Nox-'em-

ALL, and two yearling bulls sired by a prize winning
son of the World's Fair winner. Nonpareil.

Address all communications to

L A. REYMANN, Wheeling, IV, Va.

Melrose
Farm j^

Ayrshires

a H. HES5, Mgr.,

• Casanova, Va.

VERMONT

L. S. DRE

Breeder of

Ayrshire ^attle

Yorkshire and Berkshire Pigs-
Lake Visw Farm, So, Burlinglon, Vi

F. A,

) Mgr.

A. H. FISHER, BREEDER OF

AYRSHIRE CATTLE

BHIAR HILL STOCK FARM.

R. F. D 4. ST. ALBANS. VT.

Five 1st and Four 2irls at Sheldon Fair. 1902.

FO

15 to 20 Registered Ayrshire
Cattle from 6 Months to lo
Years Old

For Less than their value,
as I am overstocked.

DR. E. A. SMITH, Crandon, Vermont

Grand View Stock Farm 'ptpt'fo'''

Breeder of Thoroughbred

IMPORTED AND

HOMEBRED.

Thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rock.
" S. C. Brown Leghorn.

" S. C. Buff, Leghorn.

p. O. Address, ST. ALBANS VT. 31/2 Miles from C. V. R'y

station. 3 Miles from Steamboat Landiug, St. Albans Bay.

Ayr^rhire Cswttle,

NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA

BROOKSIDE
STOCK FARH . . .

JAY COLBURN, Proprietor. _^^
Breeder of AYRSHIRE

^ .... CA I 1 LE

___-.MlLFORD, N. Y.

AYRSHIRES

BOTH SEXES

A few young cows, rross-bred Ayj^sJiire and

Jersey. Yonnf/ calves in May

and October,

J. F. BUTTER FIELD CO., - So. Montrose. Pa.

Green Hedge Farm, Ayrshire Herd,

ESTABLISHED 1867

By selections from the most noted prize
winning herd at New York State Fairs,
at that date.

YOUNG STOCK FOR SALE AT REASONABLE PRICES.
CHRISTOPHER BYRNE.

FRIENDS VI LLE, - Susquehanna County, Pa^

NEW YORK

Clover Home Farm Go"verneur.

REGISTERED AYRSHIRE!

Our herd consists of selected stock from the best
Imported and American bred families of Ayrshires and
has in it cows of all colors from the deep wine red to
nearl}^ all white. For our own use, however, we prefer
the color of the cow that gives the most butter fat in the
second pail. Our milk is made up at home into

FANCY PRtNT AYRSHIRE BUTTER

and we are consequently striving for quality as well as
quantity of milk, together with style, size and constitution
of stock.

We entered in fifteen classes at the Gouverneur
Fair, August 26 to 29, 1902, and with six other herds
in competition, won ELEVEN first premiums, SEVEN

SECOND PREMIUMS and ONE THIRD PREMIUM.

At present, we own and have in our stable at
Clover Home Farm, the three bulls described below.
These bulls are not related to each other.

OUR SENIOR BULL

DRONGAN, No. 6635, dropped June 30, 1900.
Sired by Reynard a son of Lady Fox whose official
record is 12,299 lbs. milk, 624 lbs. butter in one year.
Drongan is a great grandson of Casino whose full sis-
ter, Rena Myrtle, has an official record at the Ver-
mont Experiment Station of 12,172 lbs. milk, 546 lbs.
butter. He is also a double grandson of Nonpareil
whose dam, Manton Queen 4TH, gave 12,162 lbs. milk.
He is strong in the blood of the Drummond, Rose and
Douglas families of Ayrshires and is a direct descendant
of such American bred cows as : RoSE Eola, 10,323
lbs. milk with first calf and freshened twice in the year.
Rose Electa, 10,207 lbs. milk, 467 lbs. butter. Rose
Deross, 10,347 lbs. milk, 542 lbs. butter.

To avoid inbreeding, this bull ivill be offered for sale
ilc'f September I st, iQoj.

NEVJ YORK

OUR JUNIOR BULL

CHIEF I AM, No. 7954, dropped in Septem-
ber, 1901. Sired by the Imported Duke op Barches-
KIE, now an aged bull weighing 1800 pounds.

Duke of Barcheskie and his get are many times
winners of the S7veepstakes at the New York State Fairs.
The dam of Chief I Am is a young cow from imported
stock, weighing 1200 lbs. and with a milk record of 64
lbs. in a day. Grandam gave 82 lbs. a da3^ This
young bull won first premium at the New York State
Fair in S2ptemb2r, 1902. He is of the true Scotch type,
four-fifths white in color and large without any coarse-
ness.

Hon. O. C. Gregg, Director of Farmers' Institutes
for the State of Minnesota and an expert judge of
" special purpose" dairy cattle, was in our stable
January 23rd, 1903, and said of this bull : " He is o?ie
of the best Ayrshire bulls that I ever saw, a remarka-
ble fellow, you are exceeding;ly foi'tiuiate in getting such
a bull.''''

THE BABY

CLOVER KING, No. 8232, dropped January
4th, 1903. Sired by Glencairn of R. whose sire,
Glencairn 3RD, Prof. Robertson declares to be the best
bull ever brought out of Scotland, and whose dam, White
Floss, won first in two year old class and second in
open class at Chicago. Her official record on the
Toronto Fair Grounds, daily average yield was 58 3-4
lbs. milk, testing 4.8 per cent. fat. May Floss, a
daughter of White Floss gave as a two year old 7453
lbs. milk, testing 4.4 per cent, fat, 13.45 total solids, two
months alter calving. The dam of Clover King is
Flora Bell. She made the highest butter record at
the Rhode Island State Fair in 1899 and has given in
one year by daily record 11,895 1-4 lbs. milk without
forcing. Clover King will be bred to daughters of
Chief I Am.

The increase of our herd and all bull calves of merit wUl he ottered for sale. If you
are looking for dairy hred Ayrshii-es, write us descrihing your wants. Address,

References-First National Bank, rTJAPfi; T DTFr Gouvemeur,
Bank of (iouverneur, lTr,nniTr/ r,. I I i\ R,. -.t ,r ,

VERMONT.

Ha pie Orange

900 ACRES.

EAST CNOSBURCu VT.

R^gislGrcci Ayrshire.
Stock a Specialty.

« « « PRIZES « « «

I Sheldon Eair, 1 590, 1 099, 1902.

'^^. one rirst Prize, Rutland State Fair, 1902.

Wn. STANFORD STEVENS, Proprietor,
St. Albans, Vt.

i

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OHIO

RUBY DOUGLASS, 16672.

Ayrlinn Farm Herd of Ayrshires

Founded in 1890.

It has been our constant aim to breed tor size and great milking
capacity. Mature cows will give irom 40 to 60 lbs. of milk per
day with fair care.

We have at the head of our herd a Scotch bull, Duxkavex of
Ste. Axxe's. 7662, bred by Robert Reford, Canada. It was our
aim to get a bull second to none, both in individuality and breed-
ing. He was sired by Lord Dudley of Drumswie, 12293,
(3945). imported, whose dam, as well as grandara, took milk test
in Scotland. Duxr.wex's dam gave 55 to 60 lbs. milk per daj',
and was sired by Glexc.urx 3d, imported, considered by experts
to be the best Ayrshire bull in Canada. His grandam, Anxie of-
Barcheskie, imported, gave 62^^ lbs. of milk on Toronto fair
grounds and took the test. Retord considered her the best cow
they ever imported.

COWS, HEIFERS and YOUNG BULLS

FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES.

HOWARD COOK & SON, = Beloit, Ohio

NEW HAMPSHIRE

American Bred Ayrshires

Herd Established in 1873

Tlie home of the sires and Hfims of such individuals as Lady
Fox, Annie Bert, Meewe, Xoa and Biona, with milk recoid
of Irotn nearlv 10,000 to more than 12,000 pounds and from 413
to 624 pounds butter in one year, a-< determined by Rabcock test.

T breed for High Orade Milk and Butter Test, for deep and
persistent milkers, with jjood length teats, also Dairy Type and
Show Ring Style.

Young stock of both sexes i'lr sale general]}-, at present, four
young bulls from six lo ten months old, the sire and dams of each
being first prize winners.

W. R. GARVIN, = = Dover, N. H.

R. F. D. No 2.

BEST ST

FOR SALE . . .

GEO. CLARK, Orford, N. H.

CLOVERDALE FARM

NORTH BARRINGTON,

PURE AYRSHIRE ClTrLE. « POLHD mu PIGS.

YOUNG STOCK FOR SALE.
li. F. CATER, Prop's, P 6. Rochester, N. H.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

AND

« OF 9

GEORGE H.

MISS OLGA^ No. 13984.

HERD OF AYRSHIRES from

JANUARY 1, 1902, to JANUARY 1, 1903.

Herd Age Pounds Per Pounds

NAME OF cow Book in of cent of of

No. Years Milk Butter butter

Fat

Lukolela 12357 8 10703 3.50 437

YubaLass 12353 8 9635 3 50 392

Xoa 11469 10 9361 3 71 405

Miss Olga 13984 5 9259 4 32 467

Biotia 12351 9 8749 3.50 357

Olah 11471 10 8176 3 74 357

Uarda 15135 4 8125 4 01 390

Oebic 13981 6 7846 3 93 360

Oke Mar 13307 6 7301 4 08 348

Creamer 15137 3 7288 4 01 329

Olo 15136 3 7227 3 90 321

Ponema 13983 6 7088 4 48 370

Gladiola 12352 9 6682 3 65 284

Ravn 12358 8 6321 3 62 267

Reba 15907 2 6227 3 58 260

lona S 12350 9 6026 3 95 278

Yucca 11470 10 5975 4.13 288

You're Mine 15133 4 5908 , 4 08 281

Ladv Cudlip 15134 4 5147 4.25 255

Annie Rert 9670 15 4807 3 44 193

rvURING the past year I went to Scotland and purchased a half dozen
" young- heifers and a bull, and added them to the herd already estab-
lished on the farm, believing the introduction of some fresh blood from
the native country would be a benefit to the herd and to the owner as
well as to those -who are purchasing foundation stock trom this herd.

To -what extent the imported stock will be bred to the cattle of my
o-wn breeding- has not yet been fully determined and w^ill depend some-
■what upon the interest that is taken in the Scotch cattle by -would-be
purchasers.

Already, some breeders are expressing fa-vorable opinions of the new
comers and are looking for a bull to place at the head of their herd, not
only that they may secure the imported blood, but to get more of the
-white color that is rapidly gaining in popularitv.

GEO. H. YEATON, Dover, N. H.

NEW YORK

Riverside Herd of Ayrshire Cattle

and SHETLAND PONIES.
ESTABLISHED IN 1856.

By the judicious selection and importation ol a few cows and
a bull from Scotland as a nucleus of the present herd, now the
oldest and largest in the state. More imported and prize win-
ning bulls have been brought into service than in any other herd
in the country. This herd has representatives in twenty-eight
states, including

CUBA, JAPAN, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

This herd holds the world's record for blue ribbons won at
State Fairs and the highest awai d at the Pan American. The
imported bull Lord Douglas 1st of Maple Grove, assisted by a
young champion, Netherwood Duke, now stand at the head of
the herd. A few young Bulls elegantly bred are the

flarket. Address,

J. F. CONVERSE & CO. Wooiville, N, Y.

IRA W. JONES. ij^ ALFRED

Proprietor. -^ N. Y.

Ayrshire Cattle

Stock For Sale.

MAINE. OHIO AND CONNECTICVT

AYRSHIRE MILK FARM

J. P. BUCKLEY.

BULL CALVES FOR SALE.

HIGHLAND FARM

The Ayrshires Home,

A first-class Prize Winning Herd. Selected
from the best herds in New England. Stock
of all kinds for sale at reasonable prices.

Correspondents please address PEiVIBER BROS.,

Rev, Elmer F. Pember, „

Bangor, Maine. LEVANT, MAINE.

AYRSHIRES thaFwill PLEASE

For QuAi^iTY and Quantity

At ai,l Seasons of the Year.

a«M«o

^^^ Nothing But the Best of Bulls in Service .^__^

A. B. McCONNELL, - - Wellington, Ohio.

HOME HILL STOCK FARM

Ayrshires for sale, bred from the best strains. A
high per cent, of butter fat the constant aim. I am
using at present a grandson of those famous animals

WHITE FLOSS and GLENCAIRN 3d, Imp.
At the Head of my Herd.

HENRY DORRANCE, - - Plainfield, Conn.

MASSACHUSETTS AND MAINE

Lord Elmhurst, §357

Sire, DUKE CLARElSrCE, Xo. 7475 Imp.
Champion Ayrshire Bull of Canada
foi" two consecutive seasons ....

Lord Marcus, no. 7330

SiKE, THE KING, No. 6575. '

Color of Herd Nearly White.

Elmtiurst Farm, morrIll,

WaySaod, Mass.

SIIMI r' AYR3HIRES

oririo Hill rarm for sale

P'rom the Best Stock in the Country.
This herd consists of 50 head and
has taken oyer

$1600.00 In Premiums in past four years. ^,g^^^j,„„„^^

George H. Bowker, Barre Plains, Mass.

PERLEY FARM ^-^^!f:^JIl±

From the Choicest Home-Bred and Imported Stock.
ARTHUR F. TYLER, So. Bridgton, Maine

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