Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings . nd yet placid ; a small, piggish or hollow eye, or one showing vicious-ness or nervousness, is alike to be avoided, the latter indicating a badfeeder almost invariably. The circle around the eyes should be of abright yellow or flesh color. As a very large ear indicates sluggishness,one of medium size is preferable. The horns
Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings . nd yet placid ; a small, piggish or hollow eye, or one showing vicious-ness or nervousness, is alike to be avoided, the latter indicating a badfeeder almost invariably. The circle around the eyes should be of abright yellow or flesh color. As a very large ear indicates sluggishness,one of medium size is preferable. The horns sliould be well set on,curving forward, not too heavy, and of a clear, waxy yellow color at thebase, though this waxy color is not universally deemed essential—someclaim that the horns should be flat. XVIII. The Neck. The neck is moderately Idng, clean in the throat, and running neatlyinto the shoulders, which should not be too prominent at the points, nortoo wide at the top, else the crops will be certain to seem defective ; theyshould mould nicely into the fore-quarters, and be well covered with fleshon the outside. The neck-vein should bo well filled up with flesh andform on smoothly to the shoulder points. The chest must be broaif SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 667. CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR.
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