Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-04-28

breeders having generally been the de-
velopment OF the faltening principle,
beef being in England an object of more
consequence than butter and cheese
More attention is, however, being latter
" bestowed on this important depart
jment Of farm husbandry, and there are
now two distinct and well established
breeds, the Ayrshire and the Alderny or
Jersey, which are sedulously cultivated
for their dairy properties. Neither OF
these breeds can be said to he common
in the United States, though both have
been known here to limited extent for
several years.
The Ayrshire breed, which takes its
name from the country of AYR, in Scot
land, where it originated, about seventy
years ago, has become widely dlssemin-
ated, and if we may credit accounts and
authorities, it is now as dairy breed.
the most popular in Britain. Several
importations OF Ayrshlers have been
made within a few years 10 various parts
Of the United States and although the
trials which have been made with them
are necessarily limited, from the compar-
lively small number Of animals and the
shorincss of time which has elapsed since
their introduction, their qualities as a
breed are evidently such as TO render
them deserving Of being more fully
known.
The most authentic accounts represent
the modern Ayrshire to have been form
cd bya union Of several breeds, through
the particulars in relation to the various
crosses which have entered into the
composition Of the present stock, can
not be accurately ascerlaned The
nucleus of the breed appears 10 have
been first known under the name of the
Dunlop stock having been possessed
by "A distinguished family in Ayrshire
by the name of Dunlop, as ear as 1850.
Rawlln, Gas quoted by Youalt,) who
wrote in 1874, speaking of the cattle of
Ayrshire, SAYS, they have another breed
called the Dunlop cows which are al
''"ou ~ W '''g o's' '"'g ,o' y'eiu''S
NV" "a ''0'' i''''''''' " ''0'"''''' '''' '''-
ness and quality. This though exrav-
agant praise, perhaps, shows that Tie
s'ocN was uee'heu 10 POSSESS great 'leIl'
at that early day. We are informed in
oua', 'ca''se' ''a1 hooe,t nu'''s'
"hen nc resided on d lar'i al N''osaale'
"a Duh'lr'sl''re' introduced 'hlS STOCK 10
,uat ne'shoofhood' In a le'ler aa'ed
NOV ~ 90 he SPEAKS OF heIler
winch ''ao ooel' presented TO MN 10y Inc
proprietor o' .'e Dun'oP nouse' as Tue
l'"es, quey ID ayrshire. (MfS' Dun'oP,
II WA oe fc''cllloereu' was sPeclal
'''elu ana correspondent o' rue Poe')
ne mos, fe'''a'Naoie CONCLUSION lrolH
al 'na' mas oeen written IN regard 10 me
origin OF lhe modern AyrshIfes' taken
n coiihecIon WIN 'he Po'"'s ana ci'af
dc'efs OIL 'he an''i'als themselves Is 'na'
they We're produced by a union OF The
oiood oil me hols'e'n or leeswater
snor'-"o'hs' ana me h'derleyS' WIN t'ie
ancient STOCK OF The district from whlch
'hey 'ake 'helr name.
Mr. toward ci'es numerous au'hor'
''es 10 regard 10 me y'eia ol Ayrshire
cows III mus pu''e'' ana cheese'---show-
NY ''ia' ''iey nave vi SONY instances Vi
''''S nus COUNTY gwen a' n's,' as nl,'e
VOC" P'''"u' Vi ou''e' POI ~eeN' anu '''u'
e''0'' ",e'@s1 s'd''ou'u ~ "'ea' D'''','" e
'o' mn" duu out'cr, Is ,''S"c' t'I" ''a'
~ an! o'"o' o'ecu' from an ''0 o' j.
u0'i', nc "a" S%'''Vi ia ',a"'" " cue
l's'''cs' WI H. 'o'''Ns 'ne'l auoP''o'l
''' ""''y Pui poses III Ui'S country would
secure ''e 'olo"'nS advantages over our
co'li'"ol s'ocN e..
a greater luahu'y OF MIX oul
49, N' ~ w. ' We
- NlVd'et uliiIo'hltJ III thc genera
character of the stock. from lis inherent
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