The Committee appointed to examine and prepare for publication pedigrees of Ayrshire Stock, having completed their labors, offer the following as their Report.
In arranging the pedigrees, we have endeavored to render them simple and exact, and to trace each animal to a direct importation. In a few instances this latter has been impossible, and we have been obliged to be content with tracing the pedigrees to the herds of well known breeders, having their assurances that the animals in question were thorough-bred Ayrshire.
Many breeders, who have taken the utmost pains, and have been at great expense to keep their herds pure, have not been careful to keep accurate records of the pedigrees of their stock, feeling that as long as they themselves were satisfied, their assurances would be sufficient to convince purchasers. This course answered when there were but few cattle of this breed in the country, and the necessity of an organized effort to preserve the purity of the blood had not been recognized; but hereafter it is hoped that every one liberal enough to breed thorough-bred stock, will see the advantages and the necessity of a record of pedigrees, and assist in swelling the next edition of the work, to a size more nearly commensurate with the importance of the subject.
The Committee thought best to have a short history of the Ayrshires, together with the points given by the Ayrshire Agricultural Association, printed as an introduction to the work, and applied to Sanford Howard, Esq., of Boston, who kindly consented to write such an article.
Mr. Howard's opportunities of studying this breed, both in Scotland and in this country have been such, that he is eminently fitted to write with authority on the subject. The Committee did not follow his suggestion and give in the Herd Book the lists of premiums taken by the animals at the various Agricultural Fairs, knowing that many of the premiums in this country have been awarded for want of competition, and by judges not acquainted with the excellencies or the peculiarities of the breed. Should this Society ever hold exhibitions, a record of the premiums taken at them would be of great value to breeders in selecting animals for stock purposes.
| HENRY H. PETERS, Southboro', Mass., THOS. E. HATCH, Keene, N. H., WM. BIRNIE, Springfield, Mass., | } | Committee. |
The breed of cattle now know as the Ayrshire, undoubtedly originated in the county of that name, in Scotland; but by what special means it was formed cannot be particularly told. Youatt (1835) says, "A century ago there was no such breed in Ayrshire or in Scotland;" and he asks, "Did the [present] Ayrshire cattle arise entirely from a careful selection of the native breed?" adding, "If they did it is a circumstance unparalleled in the history of agriculture. The native breed may be ameliorated by careful selection; its value may be incalculably increased; some good qualities may for the first time be developed; but yet there will be some resemblance to the original stock." A comparison of the modern breed with the description given by Aiton of the cattle which he says occupied Ayrshire fifty years before the time when he wrote (1806), will show that the difference is great. He says, "The cows kept in the districts of Kyle and Cunningham [districts of Ayrshire], were of a diminutive size, ill-fed, ill-shaped, and they yielded but a scanty return in milk; they were mostly of a black color, with stripes of white along the chine or ridge of their backs, about their flanks and on their faces. Their horns were high and crooked, * * * their pile [hair] was coarse and open; and few of them yielded more than three or four Scotch pints [six to eight wine quarts] of milk a day."
Those who are acquainted with the Ayrshire cattle of to-day, will readily admit that they present a wide contrast with the old stock, according to the above description of the latter; and the suggestion of Youatt, that the present breed could not have arisen entirely by selection from the old, seems reasonable. It follows, then, that the Ayrshire, like the modern or "improved" Short Horn breed, originated in crossing. The question as to the breeds from which it was derived, will be briefly considered, although the attempt will not be made to give precise details on this point.
Various accounts represent that the Earl of Marchmont, some time between 1724 and 1740, introduced to his estates, in Berwickshire, some cattle, conjectured (their history was not positively known) to be of the Holderness or Teeswater breed, and that, not long afterwards, some of the stock was carried to estates belonging to the same nobleman, in that part of Ayrshire called Kyle. But, perhaps, the main nucleus of the improved breed was the "Dunlop stock," so called, which appears to have been possessed by a distinguished family by the name of Dunlop, in the Cunningham District of Ayrshire, as early as 1780. This stock, it is said, was derived, at least in part, from animals imported from Holland. The Dunlop cows soon became noted. Rawlin (as quoted by Youatt), who wrote in 1794, speaking of the cattle of Ayrshire, says, "They have another breed, called the Dunlop, which are allowed to be the best race for yielding milk in Great Britain, or Ireland, not only for large quantities, but also for richness and quality." This, though extravagant praise, perhaps, shows that the stock possessed remarkable qualities at that early day. It was, indeed, held in great esteem still earlier. In Youatt's Treatise, it is mentioned, when speaking of the cattle of Dumfrieshire, that the poet Burns, when he occupied a farm near the city of Dumfries, "not content with the Galloway breed, introduced some of the West-Country cows, which he thought would produce more milk." In the poet's published correspondence, allusion is made, in a letter dated November 13th, 1788, to a heifer which had been presented to him by the proprietor of Dunlop House, as "the finest quey in Ayrshire." Mrs. Dunlop, it will be remembered, was a special friend and correspondent of the poet.[A]
Col. Le Couteur, in a paper on the Jersey or Alderney cow, published in the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society, refers to a statement by Quayle, that the Ayrshire was a cross of the Short Horn and Alderney; and adds himself that "there is a considerable affinity between the two breeds." Rawlin also says, in reference to the Ayrshire breed, "It is said to be a mixture by bulls brought from the island of Alderney, with their own or the old race of cows." Martin says, "At some period or other there has evidently been a cross with the Durham or Holderness, and, perhaps, also with the Alderney." Professor Low, in his "Illustrations of British Quadrupeds," says, "From all the evidence which, in the absence of authentic documents, the case admits of, the dairy breed of Ayrshire cows, owes the characters which distinguish it from the older race, to a mixture of the blood of the races of the continent and of the dairy breed of Alderney."
So far, the authorities quoted have, doubtless, given the main facts in regard to the originals of the present Ayrshire cattle. But there is evidence that the present leading type of the breed was formed, in part, by an infusion of the blood of the Kyloe, or West-Highland breed. This appeared in the first instance, probably, in what has been called the Swinley variety. The facts, which the writer has obtained in Scotland in regard to it, are substantially as follows: Theophilus Parton, of Swinley Farm, near Dairy, Ayrshire, about forty to forty-five years ago, took great pains to establish a herd of what were deemed the best Ayrshire cattle, into which he infused a strain of the West-Highland blood, the particular degree of which is not publicly or generally known. The Swinley stock differs from the older Ayrshire in having a shorter head, with more breadth across the eyes, more upright and spreading horns, more hair, and generally better constitutions. They are also somewhat smaller boned than the old stock, though from their superior symmetry, and greater tendency to fatten, they are fully equal to the former in weight of carcass when slaughtered.
The following points given by the Ayrshire Agricultural Association, 1853, "as indicating superior quality," will give an idea of the standard for Ayrshire cattle, as recognized by the leading breeders:
Head short, forehead wide, nose fine between the muzzle and the eyes; muzzle moderately large, eyes full and lively, horns widely set on, inclining upwards and curving slightly inwards.
Neck long and straight from the head to the top of the shoulders, free from loose skin on the underside, fine at its junction with the head, and the muscles symmetrically enlarging towards the shoulders.
Shoulders thin at the top, brisket light, the whole fore-quarter thin in front and gradually increasing in depth and width backwards.
Back short and straight, spine well defined, especially at the shoulders, short ribs arched, the body deep at the flanks, and the milk-veins well developed.
Pelvis long, broad and straight, hook [or hip] bones wide apart, and not much overlaid with fat, thighs deep and broad, tail long and slender, and set on a level with the back.
Milk-vessel [udder] capacious and extending well forward, hinder-part broad and firmly attached to the body, the sole or under surface nearly level. The teats from two to two and a half inches in length, equal in thickness, and hanging perpendicularly; their distance apart at the sides should be equal to about one-third the length of the vessel, and across to about one-half the breadth.
Legs short, the bones fine and the joints firm.
Skin soft and elastic, and covered with soft, close and woolly hair.
The colors preferred are brown, or brown and white, the colors being distinctly defined. Weight of the animal, when fattened, about forty imperial stones, sinking the offal [that is 560 pounds], the quarters or meat only.
From what has already been said, it will be understood, that the dairy is the leading object with the breeders of Ayrshires. At the same time the fact has not been overlooked, that to breed and perpetuate a profitable dairy stock, regard must be had to hardiness and strength of constitution, and also to such fattening tendencies as will insure a profitable return from calves fattened for veal, from steers reared for beef, and for cows, which having served their turn in the dairy, are at last dried of their milk and prepared for the shambles. The importance of these properties is not sufficiently regarded by keepers of dairy stock in this country. The remark has not unfrequently been heard that the "looks of a cow are nothing." People who hold this absurd notion will never be distinguished for breeding profitable dairy stock. Even if milk were the sole object, it would be impossible to preserve a breed possessing superior qualities, in this respect, without giving attention to those points of form which denote strength of constitution. It has been well observed by Magne, that in the breeding of dairy stock, we should "make choice only of animals possessing the two-fold character of general vigor, and activity of the mammary system."
The leading breeders of Ayrshire, in Scotland, have followed these principles to some extent, if not to the full degree to which they should be observed. Hence, they claim a high rank for the breed in reference to general usefulness. Aiton, speaking of what the Ayrshire cow would do, says, "She yields much milk, and that of an oily or butyraceous, or caseous nature, and after she has yielded very large quantities of milk for several years, she shall be as valuable for beef as any other breed of cows known; her fat shall be much more mixed through the whole flesh, and she shall fatten faster than any other." Whatever may be said in regard to the extent of these claims, it will be admitted that they indicate the confidence which was long ago placed in the breed in regard to the properties mentioned. Youatt, who wrote twenty-five years after Aiton, says, "The breed has been much improved since Mr. Aiton described it." It is thirty years since Mr. Youatt made this remark, and in this time the breed has been still further improved in reference to general usefulness. I have been assured by some of the most experienced breeders in Scotland, that while nothing has been lost on the score of dairy properties, considerable has been gained in hardiness and thrift, and in the faculty of giving a greater return, both in milk and flesh, for the food consumed. Of course it is the return obtained in proportion to the food eaten, that constitutes the true criterion of value in all animals.
In Scotland, the calves of the Ayrshire breed, that are not wanted for keeping up the breeding or dairy stock, are either fattened for veal, or turned for beef at an early age. The larger portion, perhaps, of the males are killed for veal. In fact, in some districts, veal is an article of considerable importance, and the ability of Ayrshire cows to make fat calves is considered one of the excellencies of the breed. Thus Haxton observes, "For all medium soils and climates throughout the United Kingdom, there is no breed equal to the Ayrshire, for profit, whether the produce is converted into cheese, butter, or veal." A portion of the males are castrated and fattened when about three to three and half years old. Scotch farmers, who are in the practice of fattening stock of various breeds, assured me that Ayrshire steers of this age fattened to as much profit as any, reaching the weight of 700 to 800 pounds the four quarters, and afforded beef excelled in quality only by the Galloways and the West-Highlanders.
At present the Ayrshire cattle have not been tried in America to a great extent. There have been various importations, mostly made within the last twenty years, and so far as there have been such trials as would justify a conclusion in regard to their merits, they have answered all reasonable expectations. The leading object in keeping them here is the same as it is in Scotland—the dairy—but their ability to fatten readily and make beef of good quality, should be taken into consideration in estimating their value. In regard to the latter property, but few trials have as yet been made here. Most of the males have been kept for bulls, and the females have seldom been fattened till too far advanced in years to breed. It may be worthy of consideration, whether it would not be an object to give some good steers of the breed a fair chance to show what they could make in beef at three to four years old.
It is also desirable to ascertain what are the capabilities of the breed in regard to the performance of labor. On this point we are without any evidence from abroad, as oxen are not worked in Scotland. The results of the few trials that have been made with full-bloods, have been highly favorable in reference to the qualities of the breed for this purpose. Judging by their points, there is no reason why Ayrshire oxen should not be equal to any others, of their size, for any kind of labor. They have clean, firm legs, well-placed muscles, and are remarkably quick walkers.
The advantages of a Registry, or Herd Book, for this breed of cattle, are too obvious to require argument. For the Short Horns, Herefords, and Devons, registers have been prepared, and the benefits which have been derived therefrom are such as will insure their continuance. An accurate record of the pedigrees of animals, together with a record of such premiums as they may have taken, cannot fail to afford a guide, to some extent, in breeding with reference to special objects—the principle, that "Like begets Like," being admitted as a general law. The subject of publishing a Herd Book for Ayrshires, in Scotland, has been agitated on several occasions, but, down to the present time, no direct action has been taken on it. The enterprise of the American breeders of this variety of cattle, in taking the lead in this matter, is highly creditable, and, if properly followed up, will be sure to bring a just recompense of reward.
Boston, January 1st, 1863.
Brownish red and white; calved Autumn of 1856; bred by James Hendrie, Drummock, Scotland; imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, 1859; owned at the State Reform School, Westboro', Mass.: Sire, Jock, bred by Mr. Borrie, of Riccarton, 2d Sire, Geordie, bred by Mr. Hendrie, Dam, Kirstie, by Geordie, 2d Dam, Nancy, by Kilburnie.
Brownish red; calved November 18th, 1859; bred by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture; owned by T. W. Pierce, Boston: Sire, Troon, 75, Dam, Lily, 129.
Brown, with a little white; calved November 16th, 1859; bred by J. S. Cabot, Salem, Mass.; owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Margery, 135.
Red and white; calved May 9th, 1862; bred and owned by Nathan Dane, Jr., Kennebunk, Me.: Sire, Geordie, 23, Dam, Kate, 114.
White, with yellow and brindle about the head; calved March 18th, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Brenda, 28.
Light red and white; calved April 21st, 1859; bred by E. Nye, Clinton, N. J.; owned by Thomas J. Fields and others, Northfield, Mass.: Sire, Scotland, imported from the Duke of Portland's estate, Ayrshire, by E. Nye, Dam, Jenny Lind, 101.
Dark brown, flecked with white; calved September 20th, 1856; bred by Hungerford & Brodie, Adams, N. Y.; owned by Henry H. Peters, Southboro', Mass., in 1857, 1858 and 1859: Sire, Kelburn, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, Dam, Ayrshire Lass, imported by Hungerford & Brodie.
Red, flecked with white; calved March 9th, 1862; bred and owned by Nathan Dane, Jr., Kennebunk, Me.: Sire, Ayrshire Lad, 7, Dam, Daisy, 43.
Light red and white; calved March 11th, 1861; bred by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; owned by George D. Forristall, Holliston, Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Queen 2d, 181.
Red and white; calved October 10th, 1856; bred by S. D. Hungerford, Adams, N. Y.; owned by Wm. Birnie, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Kelburn, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, 1852, Dam, Cherry Blossom, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, 1854.
Red and white; calved March 24th, 1859; bred and owned by Wm. Birnie, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom, 10, Dam, Kitty 5th, 118.
Red and white; calved June 29th, 1860; bred and owned by Wm. Birnie, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom, 10, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
Red and white; calved January 14th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Cowslip, 36.
Red and white; calved February 10th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Mary 4th, 137.
Red, with small white spots; calved May 18th, 1862; bred and owned by Henry L. Stewart, Middle Haddam, Conn.: Sire, Dundee 8th, 20, Dam, Jenny, 99.
Light red, with white spots; calved March, 1857; bred by John Meikle, of Brownhill, Tarbolton, Ayrshire; imported in 1858, and owned by John Brooks, Princeton, Mass.: Sire and Dam both bred by John Meikle.
White and red; calved March 12th, 1862; bred by C. & S. Harris, Riverpoint, R. I.; owned by Wm. Ball, Chicopee, Mass.: Sire, Sir Colin, Jr., 68, Dam, Mountain Maid, 158.
Red; calved May 17th, 1860; bred and owned by John Rogers, Kittery, Me.: Sire, Jock the Laird 2d, 32, Dam, Jenny Willet, 102.
White and red; calved June 19th, 1860; bred by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; owned by C. & S. Harris, Riverpoint, R. I.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Alice, 1.
Dark red and white, with a little brindle about the head; calved October 18th, 1856; bred by E. P. Prentice, Albany, N. Y.; owned by Henry L. Stewart, Middle Haddam, Conn.: Sire, Dundee 3d, bred by E. P. Prentice, 2d Sire, Dundee 2d, bred by E. P. Prentice, 3d Sire, Dandy, imported by E. P. Prentice, Dam, Jennie Deans, bred by E. P. Prentice, 2d Dam, Jennie, bred by E. P. Prentice, 3d Dam, Mida 1st, bred by E. P. Prentice, 4th Dam, Ayr 1st, imported by Samuel Ward, Lenox, Mass.
Dark brown and white; calved in 1859; bred by John Parker, Irvine, Scotland; imported and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, The Carrick Bull, bred by Mr. Parker, Dam, Goldie, of Mr. Parker's Goldie family.
Brown and white; calved 1854; bred by C. A. Stetson, Swampscot, Mass.; owned by Luke Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, a Bull imported by Capt. Randall, of New Bedford, Mass., Dam, Strawberry, imported by C. A. Stetson.
Light red, with little white; calved 1858; bred by Hugh Wilson, Oatmains, Tarbolton, Ayrshire; imported in 1859, and owned by Robert Gray, Fredericton, N. B.: Sire, Sandy, Dam, Sall.
Red, with white spots; calved June 3d, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Corslet, 37.
Red and white; calved December 25th, 1861; bred by L. Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.; owned by H. O. Chapin, Chicopee, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Beauty 2d, 10.
Red and white; calved May 1st, 1862; bred and owned by Luke Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Beauty, 8.
Dark red and white; calved February 16th, 1861; bred by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; owned by J. D. Walker, Northboro', Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Young Merryton, 2d, 217.
Red and white; calved May 31st, 1862; bred and owned by Luke Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Tulip, 209.
Red; calved May, 1858; bred by John Parker, of Nether Broomlands, Scotland; owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.; imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, 1858.
Red and white; calved April 10th, 1860; bred by Ephraim Otis, Kittery, Me.; owned by John Rogers, Kittery, Me.: Sire, Jock the Laird 2d, 32, Dam, Jane, 90.
Red and white; calved April 10th, 1861; bred by Ephraim Otis, Kittery, Me.; owned by John Rogers, Kittery, Me.: Sire, Jock the Laird 2d, 32, Dam, Jane, 90.
Red; calved April, 1858; bred by Robert Gray, Fredericton, N. B.; owned by John Rogers, Kittery, Me.: Sire, Jock the Laird, imported by Robert Gray, Dam, Flora, bred by Robert Gray, from stock imported by himself.
Brindle and white; calved June 16th, 1860; bred by Bela J. Stone, Southbridge, Mass.; owned by William Birnie, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Zachary Taylor, 78, 2d Sire, Prince Albert, imported by Capt. Randall, of New Bedford, Dam, Effie, bred by Mr. Murdock, of Milton, Parish Cadder, Ayrshire, imported by Rufus Carter, of Worcester, Mass., 1858.
Brown and white; calved December 17th, 1860; bred and owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Star, 199.
Red; calved August 14th, 1861; bred and owned by Horatio E. Day, Hartford, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57, Dam, Lady Prentice, 124.
Dark red and white; calved December 4th, 1859; bred by A. M. Tredwell, Madison, Morris County, N. J.; owned by John Starr, Woodbury, N. J.: Sire, Young Kelburn, out of Frolic, 82, 2d Sire, Kelburn 2d, out of Mary Gray, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, Adams, N. Y., 3d Sire, Kelburn, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, Dam, Flora, by Oswald, imported by William Watson, Westchester, N. Y., 2d Dam, Julia, imported by William Watson.
White, with a little red; calved June 16th, 1861; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Mary 3d, 136.
Dark brown, spotted with white; calved March 8th, 1859; bred by Andrew Aiton, Craigend, Scotland; imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture; owned by Frederic L. Ames, North Easton, Mass.: Sire, Troon, 75, Dam, Mavis, 138.
Red; calved January 2d, 1862; bred and owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.; Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Star, 199.
Light red and white; calved in 1857; bred by John Gray, Tarbolton, Scotland; imported in 1859 and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Cardigan, Dam, a cow owned by Mr. Gray.
Red and white; calved April 3d, 1862; bred by Thos. E. Hatch, Keene, N. H.; owned by C. & S. Harris, Riverpoint, R. I.: Sire, Argyle, 6, Dam, Fanny, 70.
Yellow and white; calved December 17th, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Empress, 65.
Light brindle and white; calved May, 1858; bred by John Dods, Montreal, C. E.; owned by Richard L. Denison, Dover Court, Toronto, C. W.: Sire, an Ayrshire Bull imported by John Dods, Dam, an Ayrshire Cow imported by John Dods.
White with red spots, red line on back; calved May 16th, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Queen 3d, 182.
Red and white; calved February 14th, 1862; bred and owned by C. & S. Harris, Riverpoint, R. I.: Sire, Douglas, 19, Dam, Heather Bell, 86.
Brown and white; calved April 5th, 1860; bred by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; owned by E. D. Pearce, and C. S. Bradley, Providence, R. I.: Sire, Ayrshire Lad, 7, Dam, Miss Morton, 153.
Brown and white; calved June 1st, 1851; bred by Baron de Longuiell, Wolf Island, near Montreal, C. E.; owned by Richard L. Denison, Dover Court, Toronto, C. W.: Sire, a thorough-bred Ayrshire Bull, bred by John Penner, Lachine, C. E., Dam Marchioness, bred by John Penner, from a cow imported by Geo. Gordon, by a bull imported by the Agricultural Society, for the District of Montreal, C. E.
Brown and white; calved March 26th, 1860; bred by George W. Lyman, Waltham, Mass.; owned by Luke Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Zachary, out of Swinley, imported by Capt. Randall, of New Bedford, 2d Sire, Prince Albert, imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, Dam, Young Swinley, 2d Dam, Swinley, imported by Capt. Randall.
Yellow, with white spot in forehead; calved May 20th, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Jean Armour, 91.
Red and white; calved November, 1858; bred by A. M. Tredwell, Madison, N. J.; owned by H. S. Collins, Collinsville, Conn.: Sire, Malcolm, out of Beith, imported by William Watson, Westchester, N. Y., 2d Sire, Oswald, imported by William Watson, Dam, Rosa Lee, 2d Dam, Jenny Lind, 101.
Red and white; calved July, 1854; bred by William Watson, Westchester, N. Y.; owned by Luke Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Oswald, imported by William Watson, Dam, Beith, imported by William Watson.
Brownish red, with white spots; calved April 18th, 1860; bred by Alexander Oswald, near Ayr, Scotland; imported by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass., 1859; owned by Nathan Dane, Jr., Kennebunk, Me.: Sire, Jock Parker, Dam, Pink, 173.
Bright red and white; calved November 1st, 1857; bred by N. H. Warren, Concord, Mass.; owned by M. S. Kellogg, Chicopee, Mass.: Sire, Major, out of Susy, imported by J. P. Cushing, Watertown, Mass., 2d Sire, Old Ayrshire, bred by Samuel Ward, of Lenox, Mass., from a pair imported by himself, Dam, Young Jennie Deans, by Prince Albert, 2d Dam, Jennie Deans. Both Prince Albert and Jennie Deans were imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, in 1844.
Dark red, with a few small white spots, brown about the head; calved May 4th, 1861; bred and owned by Henry L. Stewart, Middle Haddam, Conn.: Sire, Dundee 8th, 20, Dam, Fanny, 71.
Red and white; calved August 15th, 1861; bred and owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Strawberry, 201.
White and red; calved December 17th, 1861; bred and owned by Horatio E. Day, Hartford, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57, Dam, Lady Ellen, 123.
Red and white; calved April, 1857; bred by John Meikle, of Brown Hill Farm, Tarbolton, Ayrshire; imported in 1858 and owned by C. M. Pond, Hartford, Conn.: Sire, Wallace, 2d Sire, a Bull bred by Ivie Campbell, of Dalgig, Scotland, Dam, Beauty, 6.
Red and white; bred and owned by Luke Sweetser, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Oswald, 51, Dam, Beauty, 8.
Dark red and white, brown about the head; calved April 11th, 1860; bred by E. Nye, Clinton, N. J.; owned by Wm. Ball, Chicopee, Mass.: Sire, Firefly, out of Jenny Lind, 101, 2d Sire, Scotland, imported by E. Nye, Dam, Fanny, 70.
Red and white; calved December 23, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Miss Drew 2d, 150.
Red, with some white spots; calved May 26th, 1859; bred and owned by A. M. Tredwell, Madison, Morris County, N. J.: Sire, Young Kelburn, out of Frolic, 82, 2d Sire, Kelburn 2d, out of Mary Gray, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, Adams, N. Y., 3d Sire, Kelburn, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, Dam, Jessica, by Oswald, 51, 2d Dam, Jessie 1st, 105.
Red and white; calved January 5th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Pink, 173.
Red and white; calved 1861; bred by Charles M. Pond, Hartford, Conn.; owned by A. L. Collins, West Meriden, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57, Dam, Bella, 13.
Red and white; calved January 11th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Ruth 2d, 194.
Red and white; calved June 22d, 1858; bred by H. G. Gilbert, Albany, N. Y.; owned by William Hurst, Albany, N. Y.: Sire, Kelburn, imported by Hungerford & Brodie, Adams, N. Y., 2d Sire, Geordie, bred by Robert Logan, Kilbournie Mains, Scotland, Dam, Red Rose 2d, by Kelburn, 2d Dam, Red Rose, imported by Hungerford & Brodie.
Red, with little white; calved November 30th, 1861; bred and owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Gentle, 83.
Dark red and white; calved April 26th, 1857; bred by James Young, Kilbride, Stewarton, Ayrshire; imported and owned by James Logan, Montreal, C. E.: Sire, Charlie, Dam, Stately, 200.
White and red; calved April 8th, 1860; bred by James Logan, Montreal, C. E.; owned by A. Richmond, Brooklyn, Conn.: Sire, Sir Colin, 67, Dam, Heather Bell, 86.
Brownish red, with little white; calved December 25th, 1861; bred and owned by George B. Loring, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Daisy, 40.
Red and white; calved April 3d, 1861; bred by James Logan, Montreal, C. E.; owned by A. Richmond, Brooklyn, Conn.: Sire, Bonnie Scot, imported by Thomas Dods, Montreal, C. E., Dam, White Cherry, 214.
Brown and white; calved March 10th, 1861; bred and owned by William Birnie, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom 2d, 11, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
Red and white; calved April 20th, 1860; bred by Thomas Daws & Son, Lachine, C. E.; owned by H. S. Collins, Collinsville, Conn.: Sire, an Ayrshire Bull, imported by the Montreal Agricultural Society, Dam, Queen of Scots, imported by the Montreal Agricultural Society.
Dark red and white; calved May 11th, 1861; bred and owned by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Rosa, 184.
Brown and white; calved April 4th, 1862; bred and owned by William Birnie, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom 3d, 12, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
Brownish red, with a few small white spots; calved 1856; bred by Mr. Kirkwood, of Highland Muir, Scotland; imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture; owned by Charles Francis Adams, Quincy, Mass.: Sire, bred by John Parker, Nether Broomlands, near Irvine, Scotland, Dam, bred by Mr. Kirkwood.
Dark brindle, with some white; calved January 14th, 1861; bred by H. H. Peters, Southboro', Mass.; owned by William F. Wheeler, Grafton, Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Flora, 74.
Light red, with a few white spots; calved December 15th, 1861; bred and owned by Thomas E. Hatch, Keene, N. H.: Sire, Argyle, 6, Dam, Rose, 192.
Brown and white; bred and owned by G. W. Lyman, Waltham, Mass.: Sire, Prince Albert, imported by Capt. Randall, New Bedford, Mass., Dam, Gowan, imported by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture.
Dark brown, with whitish brown spots; calved 1857; bred by the Trustees of the Massachusetts Society for the Promotion of Agriculture; owned by H. & R. Hubbard, Charlestown, N. H.: Sire, Zachary Taylor, 78, Dam, Young Swinley, 2d Dam, Swinley, imported by Capt. Randall, New Bedford, Mass.