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.
S. H.
BOSTON, January 1st, 1863.
FOOTNOTE:
[A] As a further explanation of the preference given by Burns for the
"West-Country cows," the writer would mention, that in 1858, he had
several interviews with the poet's sister, the late Mrs. Begg, of Ayr,
in one of which, she stated that her brother, during his occupancy of
the farm of Ellisland, near Dumfries, kept a dairy, and made
considerable quantities of cheese. Thus his efforts to procure the
Ayrshire cow, shows that they had, even at that time, a high reputation
for this object.
HERD RECORD ASSOCIATION
OF
BREEDERS
OF
THOROUGH-BRED NEAT STOCK.
AYRSHIRES.
BULLS.
=1 Albert,=
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.
=2 Alfred,=
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.
=3 Allard,=
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.
=4 Archie,=
Red and white; calved May 9th, 1862; bred and owned by NATHAN DANE, Jr.,
Kennebunk, Me.: Sire, Geordie, 23, Dam, Kate, 114.
=5 Argyle,=
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.
=6 Argyle,=
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.
=7 Ayrshire Lad,=
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.
=8 Ayrshire Lad 2d,=
Red, flecked with white; calved March 9th, 1862; bred and owned by
NATHAN DANE, Jr., Kennebunk, Me.: Sire, Ayrshire Lad, 7, Dam, Daisy, 43.
=9 Bertram,=
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.
=10 Blossom,=
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.
=11 Blossom 2d,=
Red and white; calved March 24th, 1859; bred and owned by WM. BIRNIE,
Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom, 10, Dam, Kitty 5th, 118.
=12 Blossom 3d,=
Red and white; calved June 29th, 1860; bred and owned by WM. BIRNIE,
Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom, 10, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
=13 Bruce,=
Red and white; calved January 14th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Cowslip, 36.
=14 Count,=
Red and white; calved February 10th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.; Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Mary 4th, 137.
=15 Dick,=
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.
=16 Dr. Hornbook,=
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.
=17 Donald,=
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.
=18 Don Juan,=
Red; calved May 17th, 1860; bred and owned by JOHN ROGERS, Kittery, Me.:
Sire, Jock the Laird 2d, 32, Dam, Jenny Willet, 102.
=19 Douglas,=
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.
=20 Dundee 8th,=
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.
=21 Eglinton,=
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.
=22 Essex,=
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.
=23 Geordie,=
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.
=24 Glengarry,=
Red, with white spots; calved June 3d, 1862; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Corslet, 37.
=25 Hampden,=
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.
=26 Hampshire,=
Red and white; calved May 1st, 1862; bred and owned by LUKE SWEETSER,
Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Beauty, 8.
=27 Highlander,=
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.
=28 Holyoke,=
Red and white; calved May 31st, 1862; bred and owned by LUKE SWEETSER,
Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Tulip, 209.
=29 Irvine,=
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.
=30 Jock,=
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.
=31 Jock 2d,=
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.
=32 Jock the Laird 2d,=
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.
=33 John Anderson,=
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.
=34 Johnnie,=
Brown and white; calved December 17th, 1860; bred and owned by GEORGE B.
LORING, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Star, 199.
=35 John,=
Red; calved August 14th, 1861; bred and owned by HORATIO E. DAY,
Hartford, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57, Dam, Lady Prentice, 124.
=36 Killicrankie,=
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.
=37 Kilmarnock,=
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.
=38 Kilmarnock,=
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.
=39 Kilmaurs,=
Red; calved January 2d, 1862; bred and owned by GEORGE B. LORING, Salem,
Mass.; Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Star, 199.
=40 King Coil,=
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.
=41 King Philip,=
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.
=42 Laddie,=
Yellow and white; calved December 17th, 1862; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.; Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Empress, 65.
=43 Lippincott,=
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.
=44 Logan,=
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.
=45 Logan,=
Red and white; calved February 14th, 1862; bred and owned by C. & S.
HARRIS, Riverpoint, R. I.: Sire, Douglas, 19, Dam, Heather Bell, 86.
=46 McIvor,=
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.
=47 Marquis,=
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.
=48 Middlesex,=
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.
=49 Montgomery,=
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.
=50 Norribo,=
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.
=51 Oswald,=
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.
=52 Oswald,=
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.
=53 Prince Albert,=
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.
=54 Prince,=
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.
=55 Robert,=
Red and white; calved August 15th, 1861; bred and owned by GEORGE B.
LORING, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Strawberry, 201.
=56 Robert,=
White and red; calved December 17th, 1861; bred and owned by HORATIO E.
DAY, Hartford, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57, Dam, Lady Ellen, 123.
=57 Robert Burns,=
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.
=58 Rob Roy,=
Red and white; bred and owned by LUKE SWEETSER, Amherst, Mass.: Sire,
Oswald, 51, Dam, Beauty, 8.
=59 Rob Roy,=
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.
=60 Rob Roy,=
Red and white; calved December 23, 1862; bred and owned by H. H. PETERS,
Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Miss Drew 2d, 150.
=61 Roderick,=
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.
=62 Roderick,=
Red and white; calved January 5th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H. PETERS,
Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Pink, 173.
=63 Samson,=
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.
=64 Scotia,=
Red and white; calved January 11th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Ruth 2d, 194.
=65 Schodack,=
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.
=66 Sir Colin,=
Red, with little white; calved November 30th, 1861; bred and owned by
GEORGE B. LORING, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Gentle, 83.
=67 Sir Colin,=
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.
=68 Sir Colin, Jr.,=
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.
=69 Sir Walter,=
Brownish red, with little white; calved December 25th, 1861; bred and
owned by GEORGE B. LORING, Salem, Mass.: Sire, Irvine, 29, Dam, Daisy,
40.
=70 Sir Walter,=
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.
=71 Souter Johnnie,=
Brown and white; calved March 10th, 1861; bred and owned by WILLIAM
BIRNIE, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom 2d, 11, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
=72 Tam,=
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.
=73 Tam O'Shanter,=
Dark red and white; calved May 11th, 1861; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Rosa, 184.
=74 Tam O'Shanter,=
Brown and white; calved April 4th, 1862; bred and owned by WILLIAM
BIRNIE, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Blossom 3d, 12, Dam, Kitty 4th, 117.
=75 Troon,=
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.
=76 Walter Scott,=
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.
=77 Willie Winkie,=
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.
=78 Zachary Taylor,=
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.
=79 Zachary Swinley,=
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.
COWS
=1 Alice,=
Dark red and white; calved in 1857; bred by Mr. GIRVAN, Mackailston,
Scotland; imported in 1859, and owned by H. H. PETERS, Southboro', Mass.
=2 Amy,=
Dark red and white; calved January 11th, 1863; bred and owned by H. H.
PETERS, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, Eglinton, 21, Dam, Merryton 2d, 217.
=3 Annie Laurie,=
White and red, spotted; calved April 2d, 1861; bred by THOMAS DAWS &
SON, Lachine, C. E.; owned by A. RICHMOND, Brooklyn, Conn.: Sire, Bonnie
Scot, imported by Thomas Dods, Montreal, C. E., Dam, Lady Wallace, 125.
=4 Ayrshire Lassie,=
Red and white; calved spring of 1857; bred by JAMES ANDERSON, of
Kirkhill, St. Quivox, Ayrshire; imported in 1859, and owned by C. M.
POND, Hartford, Conn.
=5 Ayrshire Lassie 2d,=
Red and white; calved June 29th, 1861; bred by C. M. POND, Hartford,
Conn.; owned by S. W. ROBBINS, Waterford, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57,
Dam, Ayrshire Lassie, 4.
=6 Beauty,=
Red and white, mixed; calved in 1853; bred by JOHN MEIKLE, Brownhill,
Scotland; imported in 1859, and owned by H. H. PETERS, Southboro',
Mass.: Sire, a Bull of Mr. Meikle's, Dam, bred from the stock of James
Meikle, Cloxton.
=7 Beauty 2d,=
Red and white speckled; calved August 15th, 1860; bred and owned by H.
H. PETERS, Southboro', Mass.: Sire, King Coil, 40, Dam, Beauty, 6.
=8 Beauty,=
Dark red and white; calved 1854; bred in Scotland; imported in 1855 and
owned by LUKE SWEETSER, Amherst, Mass.
=9 Beauty 4th,=
Dark red and white; calved May 30th, 1861; bred and owned by LUKE
SWEETSER, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Beauty, 8.
=10 Beauty 2d,=
Light red and white; calved August 26th, 1858; bred by LUKE SWEETSER,
Amherst, Mass.; owned by H. O. CHAPIN, Chicopee, Mass.: Sire, Rob Roy,
58, Dam, Beauty, 8.
=11 Beauty,=
Red and white; calved March 20th, 1862; bred by C. M. POND, Hartford,
Conn.: owned by H. N. THURBER, Pomfret, Conn.: Sire, Robert Burns, 57,
Dam, Jessie, 111.
=12 Beauty,=
Red and white; calved May, 1853; bred by Y. OTTY CROOKSHANK, St. John,
New Brunswick; owned by NATHAN DANE, Jr., Kennebunk, Me.: Sire, Jock,
bred by R. Jardine, St. John, N. B., out of an imported Ayrshire cow, 2d
Sire, Jock the Laird 3d, imported by R. Gray, Fredericton, N. B., 1849,
3d Sire, Jock the Laird 2d, bred by Andrew McGregor, Damhead,
Kilmarnock, Scotland, Dam, Ceres, imported by Thomas Davidson, St. John,
N. B., 1848.
=13 Bella,=
Red and white; calved spring of 1855; imported in 1859, and owned by C.
M. POND, Hartford, Conn.
=14 Belle,=
Red and white; calved April 8th, 1857; bred and owned by E. NYE,
Clinton, N. J.: Sire, Scotland, imported by E. Nye, (out of Beauty, by
Ajax,) Dam, Jenny Lind, 101.
=15 Belle of Scotland,=
White and red, spotted; calved April 11th, 1854; bred in Ayrshire;
imported by Hugh Brodie, Montreal, C. E.; owned by A. RICHMOND,
Brooklyn, Conn.
=16 Bessie,=
Red, with large patches of white; calved 1854; bred in Scotland;
imported in 1855, and owned by LUKE SWEETSER, Amherst, Mass.
=17 Bessie 2d,=
Dark red and white; calved June 20th, 1858; bred and owned by LUKE
SWEETSER, Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Rob Roy, 58, Dam, Bessie, 16.
=18 Bessie 3d,=
Red and white; calved May 12th, 1862; bred and owned by LUKE SWEETSER,
Amherst, Mass.: Sire, Essex, 22, Dam, Bessie, 16.
=19 Bessie,=
Red and white; calved December, 1858; bred by B. F. CAMP, Westchester
County, N. Y.; owned by A. M. TREDWELL, Madison, Morris County, N. J.:
Sire, Bruce, bred by William Watson, New York, 2d Sire, Wellington, bred
by William Watson, 3d Sire, Oswald, imported by William Watson, Dam,
Eliza, imported by William Watson.
=20 Bessy 5th,=
Red and white; calved November 8th, 1856; bred by E. P. PRENTICE,
Albany, N. Y.; owned by WILLIAM BIRNIE, Springfield, Mass.: Sire, Dundee
3d, bred by E. P. Prentice, 2d Sire, Dundee 2d, bred by E. P. Prentice,
Dam, Betty 2d, bred by E. P. Prentice, 2d Dam, Betty 1st, bred by E. P.
Prentice.
=21 Bessy 6th,=