. Australian Garden and Field. 824 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. December, 1913 wards the perfection of balance and enable the animal to walk and trot with level, active carriag'e, and game, even movement, and they should be fairh- oblique ond broad. Svmmetry, qiiality, stamina, stoutness and substance are to be estimated, as well as character and staunchess. The short ribs and hips should not approach each other closely. Roominess is gained by broad and prominent pel\-ic bones, and ' width across the loins. The udder, or mammary jrlands, should be firm, and well .shaped, and should hav* clearly defin
. Australian Garden and Field. 824 THE GARDEN AND FIELD. December, 1913 wards the perfection of balance and enable the animal to walk and trot with level, active carriag'e, and game, even movement, and they should be fairh- oblique ond broad. Svmmetry, qiiality, stamina, stoutness and substance are to be estimated, as well as character and staunchess. The short ribs and hips should not approach each other closely. Roominess is gained by broad and prominent pel\-ic bones, and ' width across the loins. The udder, or mammary jrlands, should be firm, and well .shaped, and should hav* clearly define<l teats. Vigorous heart and iimjr action is e\-idenced in the angle and space of the girth, and of the chest. The ribs should be wvH sprung, enclosing a capa- cious barrel. The legs .should be well moulded from the forearm and thighs down- wards, terminating in sloping pas- terns, and sound, round, wide feet. The knees .should be broad and massive, and the hocks well placed, firm and clean. The lean, fine head, soft but quick intelligent eye, with active ears, are indications of a good disposition.—Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. (To be Continued). ? Guernsey Cattle. The Guernsey, unlike the .Tersey, is not what might be called a prettv looking animal. The cows of this breed lack those deer-like characteristics which have made the .Tersev both a pet and an orna- ment. None the less they are not- able for milk making capacity of a high degree. Because of a wider recognition of this fact the demand for them is growing is both Ameri- ca and FvUgland. Mr. Callaghan, Dairy Ivxpert of New South Wales, is a strong advocate of the breed, the stock imported by this de- partment having proved of great value in the dairying districts of that State. — A Distinct Breed. — By a not unnatural association of ideijs, many people are under the impression that, as applied to dairy cows, the words Jersey and Guernsev are interchangable terms. Nothing could be wider of the
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