THE AYRSHIRE.
FOR THE DAIRY FARMER. MR J. KYLE'S ADDRESS. Mr J. Kyle delivered an address to the Dairy Oouferouco yfsterday ou "The suitability of tlio Ayrshire fur dairy pnrpcsss.'' TJiore was a large audienoo and Mr Kyh was iutroducad as a successful Ayrsbiio breeder of lone standing He made an illustration of a couple of Ayr.shires from his own herd. MrJKyle said that the Ayrshire had so advanced in its original home Snotlaud, that niueteen-twoutieths of the Scot'jh dairy herds were prebred Ayrshiros and had spread over the world: After dealing fully with the judging points of the Arjs!iir3 Air Kyle ulaimpd that tlin breed was extremely hardy, notable for batter fat production and cheese making and free from tlio tandeucy to deteriorate common to other'breeds. There was a gradual increase in milk production np to eleven yeais of age. Present tsfs showed the cows twenty years old headed the list with an average bnttßr-fat yield of 821 pounds. The average Yield for all ages was 20% pounds The estimated a7erage yield of odws in New Zealand was only 198 rounds, so that the benefits to be secured by a wider user of the Ayrshire here were self evident. A hearty vota of thanks xvbs p»Fsed to Mr Kyle for bis instructive paper,
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1350, 23 June 1911, Page 6
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