The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1900-11-10
How Successful Farmers Operate This
Department Of the Farm Few:
sg Hints 20 to the Care of Live Stock
and Poultry. 5z
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" and generally black, with white
markings.
Inc Ayrshire breed has been built
up within the nineteenth century by
the me liberal use of blood from the. cattle
OF England, Holland and the Channel
Islands Is The exact facts and methods
g are unknown, but the result testihes
to the good Judgment in selection and
breeding OF those who carried on the.
work. The Ayrshire of the present
.day-which is found best developed in
Cunningham, the upper and most fer
tile Of the three divisions Of this coun-
ty-bears strong resemb lance to the
Jersey in certain features; and in
form, color and horn it resembles the.
wild white cattle of Chil1ingham Park.
Many people believe the cattle to be
direct and but slightly varied descend
ants Of the original wild cattle of Great
Britain. There is a well-defned ten
dency in the improved Ayrshire to be-
come lighter in color, many almost
white. This is additional evidence of a
strong infusion of the blood last men
toned at some period in the history
of the breed. Il. hi II 5#5 3
The first Aryshires In America were
brought to New York in 1922. They
were imported into New England in
1880 and into Canada in 1897. In 1887
there was quite a large herd in Massa-
chusetts, and several importations were
made prior to 1S45. From that time
until 1875 there were more or less i'm
portations yearly, but there have since
been less. This breed has been a
SPECIAL favorite for dairy purposes in
Canada and highly esteemed in the
l1seW England states and parts Of New
York. Elsewhere in this country these
cattle do not seem to be SO well known
as their established merits deserve.
Unless it be the little Irish Kerry,
there is no COW which excels the Ayr
shlreain obtaining subsistence and do
ing well on a wide range OF scanty pas
ture or in thriving and giving a dairy
profit upon the coarsest of forage. "The
natural hardihood Of constitution rem
ders these cattle admirably adapted to
grazing on broken and rugged pass
lures and in sterner weather than
would be conducive to the well being
of cows tof some other breeds. The.
end sought in perfecting the breed has
been a large yield Of milk without ex-.
trsavagance. of food. It is characteristic
OF the Ayrshire that she carries her
weight only, and lives only, to serve.
dairy interests with the utmost econ
omy and utilization of food. Yet. like
all other good dairy cattle the Ayr
shire responds promptly and probably
to liberal feeding. The Scotch have
saying, taught by experience, that
"the cow gives her milk by the mou'.'''
H. X ~ rat% Poultry Briefs. a! l5 I
f We recently saw the statement that
one big buyer of poultry in the west
follows the practice Of sorting out the
thoroughbred males among his pur-
chased lots and selling them back to-
the farmers at cost price to improve
the focks. The course is a wise one
The trader knows there is more money
in dealing in good stock than in poor
and takes the opportunity to insure
himself good quality of stock in. the
future. He evidently expects to re-
main in the business for number OF
years and to reap the fruit of his work.
In fact, there is no kind Of live stock
that responds quicker to good breeding
than poultry. A good full bloodeds
male will give a flock Of laying half
breeds in eight months Improvement.