. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . ckshould correlate with her body, all being rather longin proportion to her size. Both the ribs and vertebraeof the back should be wide spaced. The hip bonesshould be sharp and prominent, the rump narrow andsloping, giving an angular appearance in the region ofthe pelvic bones. The twist, or space between the hindlegs, should be open to give room for a large andevenly quartered udder. The milk vein extendingfrom the udder forward to the middle of the abdomenshould also be large. The score-card enumerates other points in judgingthe dairy cow,
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . ckshould correlate with her body, all being rather longin proportion to her size. Both the ribs and vertebraeof the back should be wide spaced. The hip bonesshould be sharp and prominent, the rump narrow andsloping, giving an angular appearance in the region ofthe pelvic bones. The twist, or space between the hindlegs, should be open to give room for a large andevenly quartered udder. The milk vein extendingfrom the udder forward to the middle of the abdomenshould also be large. The score-card enumerates other points in judgingthe dairy cow, many of which are of minor significanceto the practical dairyman. The dairy cow shouldnever become heavy in flesh even with a most liberalfeeding. To be a most perfect machine she must con-vert practically all of her food, above maintenance,into milk, putting on just enough flesh to give herneeded protection. The bony, angular appearanceof the cow large in paunch is not always pleasingto the eye, but it means profit to the owner. THE DAIRY COW. 41. Good (laiiv type—His>h • grade Jersey, weight 725 lbs.: ayerageyearly record. 1 .S!t7-10(i2. butter :.<;<» milk 7,?. lbs.
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