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John M. Morrison was an Ayrshire cattle farmer from Mt. Elgin, Ontario in the early-mid 1900s.
The Canadian Ayrshire breed of cattle is famous throughout the world for its milk production and high protein level. Originally from the mountainous regions of the Ayr County in Scotland the breed arrived in Canada in the early 1800s through Scottish settlers.
In 1870, the Association of Importers and Ayrshire Breeders of Quebec was founded. In Ontario, the Canadian Ayrshire Association was founded in 1872. On March 10, 1898 the two Associations merged to become the Ayrshire Breeders’ Association of Canada. Part of the Association’s mission is to carry out a system of registration; keep a record of the breeding of pure bred Ayrshire cattle and cattle with at least seventy-five percent pure bred Ayrshire inheritance and collect, preserve and publish data relating to the same in the form of herd books from time to time.
In 1899, the Canadian Department of Agriculture, under the Ministry of Sydney Arthur Fisher appointed a Livestock Commissioner. Originally, the role of the Office of the Livestock Commissioner was to conduct yearly performance tests on livestock to ensure the productivity and economic viability of each animal. In order to register, each cow would have had to give the required amount of milk and fat to qualify.
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Mount Elgin
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Ayrshire cattle farmer