The Eddy current., 1899-04-22

In a paper read at a recent meeting
OF Ayrshire breeders IN New York.
Secretary g. NJ. winsiow laid down the
following principles for the guidance Of
breeders,
OF course the hrst point 70 lay down
for perfection Il the actual yield OF
milk and butter, and whatever else
IL sacrificed, this mus bo Realised A.
ways, and bshh up by every means
available. Constitution must back up
this dairy prominence. or Il amounts 70
little. With dairy yield and constltu-
tlon, one will naturally have ne a So
quencc the small head the thin shoul-
ders, the large barrel with arohod ribs,
the capacious udder. large milk veins
and holes. The breeder has then a
good dairy COW, and he must hold on
10 that and add to Il, and then polish
her up with what might DO called tho
n-essentlals. The udder must be
shaped 10 a proper form, bred mp be-
hind and out In front and on the
sides, until the COW can hardly walk
when Il Ia full The sole OF the udder
must be brought down 90 n level. and
the toats moved 20 the four corners Of
the udder. In doing all this, you viii
probably have shortened the teats so
that II will trouble you 10 obtain tho
amount OF milk your new COW will
give, and you must brqed them longer
and stlll hold all you nave got. Then
you must square up the rump. and
carry out the tail so that II will drop
on suddenly at right angles. All this
time you mast watch tho loln, 10 keep
up the strength OF your machine. After
you have done all this. you may give
her some small upright horns. and
place a broad flanders esoutcheon on
your COW, and you may give her any
combination OF red, brown and white.
except n roam; and you will have at
tained your object-a perfect Ayrshire
COW.
Now 10 do all this man cannot stay
at homo and work up perfection out
OF his own herd. Nor can he send 10
some noted breeder and buy a bull
calf at random in the hope OF rs
nicking with his own herd and intensl-
Tying the good qualities and eliminat.
Ing the defects; but he should have tho
ideal type no firmly fixed in HIS own
mind that no knows clearly what his
best cows lack In making them per-
feet. and he should find a bull that
VIII build up the point that is moot
lacking In his most perfect COW. boar
ing In mind Tho dairy quality always,
so az to keep that on the increase. or
NJ least not 10 go backward. some- |
timos he will need bull strong IN one |
OF the minor points and sometimes IN |
anoth r; and after all his palns aad |
trouble no may ind he made a mistake |
In the use OF the most carefully se-
lected bull. because OF some prepon-
deranoe OF strong blood that swerves
the offspring out OF the line he hoped |
for, and he has 10 try again.
In order 10 do all this, Il Is neoes-
sary for the breeder personally 10 In
spoct the dam and her relations, as far
as he can, Of the bull he proposes to
use In his herd; and the higher nc
reaches In his attempts for perfection,
the more necessary the personal knowl-
edge Of tho ancestry OF the proposed
10 his nerd. He should not
walt until he needs bull. hut should
plan ahead and be on tho lookout for
just what he 10 likely 10 need in the
near future, and have the dam OF a
future bull in his mind; and he may.
by a little advice. manage 10 have her
coupled 30 as still more TO aid him IN
obtaining what ho needs. No one bull
will be suitable for all the herd; but
II the breeder is not situated go that
ho can keep more than one. he can
breed the top OF his herd right and
let the other end take care OF itself
one very important help IN all this
Is always to keep the best animals
you raise, and weed out the poorest
There Ia always n ma 'ket for the poor
est, either TO the butcher or the city
mllkman. In my own herd, n n COW
does not suit me or come up 10 my
standard OF excellence. can always
sell her as a new mllch COW, 10 20 TO
Brighton. The droyors are glad 10
get them, and will pay me the high
est market price for a fancy COW and
let me keep her calf aud her pedigree,
and she goes 10 market as a common
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