Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1870-04-07

the wedge shape which become . good
mixer and rs DIR. L0ring says, are too
large and logy for the hilly and short past
urcsof Maine, some families only, having
any claim, land these the the exception "a
Their than the rule" to any dairy qualities.
Now as these thugs are SO we would ask
why they rank the smaller cattle, found In
Ayr county, Scotland" natural mixers.
bred for this specific object until they are
now unrivaled in this or any country for
their milk producing qualities?
Orland READER.
NOTE BY THE EDITOR.
II IL truly hazardous to stake
our reputation upon an assertion, no mat
ter of what nature. We have so many in
telligent, thinking correspondents. and
SO many readers Interested In particular
subject we had almost written no bly,
and who are each so closely upon the look
out to see what we do or do not say, that
W. certainly run great risk In commit
ting ourselves upon anything. Hereafter,
before doing so we must consult every one
of twelve thousand subscribers. and see in
advance whose hobby horse We shall throw
down. and what the consequence of throw
ing it down will be.
But seriously now. The writer of the
above i>-a personal friend whom we much
esteem. and "A right down, genial, good
hearted fellow. More than this he has
too much sense and character to take the
slightest offence at what We have said or
shall say. He Is also engaged to some ex-
tent In breeding full blood Ayrshires-
and has the energy and force necessary to
success. But when we said that an infus-
sion of the Durham blood into herd OF
so called" native cows. would be likely
to increase the quantity Of milk we said
| just what we believe, and what the record
ed facts of generations will bear out aud
we said 1t knowing well that our friend
was a breeder of Ayrshres. There is lit
tie doubt that the Ayrshire originated
| from a cross OF the Durham and Alderncy
! American Ayrshire Herd Book. Vol. |. p.
81 and on the rather poor feed OF the
west of Scotland, they have proved re-
markable mixers, but have a tendency to
fattcn and not to increase In milk IL given
better feed Consequently, the Ayrshire
COW in England. loses her superiority as
a mixer, and begins to lay on fat. They
have been in this country thirty-six years.
and have well sustained their reputation.
They give good quantity of milk and OF
fair quality; but Ia our climate even the
most enthusiastic breeder OF them mus,
admit they do not yield SO much in guam
wy az uatiNt
erence Is fully accounted for by the change
in climate and feed. On the other hand
the acumula ton OF facts for the past forty
years, give abundant proof that the Dur
hams are the greatest mixers, in quantity
OF any well established brecd-if we make
a single exception in favor OF the Dutch
and this quality of being abundant mixers
is an inherent one. Breeders OF Durham,
are well posted on this point. and OF course
our correspondent will not deny IL. Bu'
much depends. a. 1t does with any class o
animals. on breeding. keeping and otheI
I circumst anccs. If the breeders attention
10 given 10 perpetuaiing dairy qualitie,
! (and many In our country have devote,
years 50 this one point he succeeds. will
| rarr EXCEPTIONS 10 the countary, in produc-
ing superior mixers.
BY these remarks we do not mean TO IA
vor breeders of Short Horns, or prejudice
any aginst the Aryshires or any other breed
| whatever We simply state what the &C
! cum lated facts IN our annals OF agriculture
at home and abroad-for more than my
years, warrant Us in saying. And by these
| facts we abide.