. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). S88 Home Nature-Study Cattle of the beef type. stout; the neck thick and short and the face short. The Hne of the back is straight and the stomach line parallel with it. Verj' diflferent is the appearance of the milch cow. Her body is oval instead of being approximately square in cross sec- tion. The outline of her back is not straight, but sags in front of the hips which are prominent and bony. The shoulders have
. Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). S88 Home Nature-Study Cattle of the beef type. stout; the neck thick and short and the face short. The Hne of the back is straight and the stomach line parallel with it. Verj' diflferent is the appearance of the milch cow. Her body is oval instead of being approximately square in cross sec- tion. The outline of her back is not straight, but sags in front of the hips which are prominent and bony. The shoulders have little flesh on them, and if looked at from above her body is also wedge shaped widening from shoulders liackward. The stomach line is not parallel with the back bone, but slants downward from shoulders to the udder. The following are the points that indicate a good milch cow: Head wide between the eyes, showing large air passages and indicating strong lungs. Eyes clear, large and placid, indicating good disposition. Mouth large, with a muscular lower jaw showing ability to chew efficiently and rapidljs and the neck should be thin and fine showing veins through the skin. Chest deep and wide, showing plenty of room for heart and lungs. The abdomen .should be large but well supported and increase in size toward the rear. The ribs should be well spread, not meeting the spine like the peak to a roof, and the spine must be prominent revealing to the touch the separate vertebrre. The hips should be much broader than the shoulders. The udder should be large, the four quarters of equal size and it should not be fat. The " milk veins " which carry the blood from the udder should be large and crooked, passing into the abdomen through large openings. The skin of the cow should be soft and pliable and covered with fine, oily hair showing a good digestion and assimilation. .'Vbove all Ihc milch cow should always be hungry, for she is a milk making machine, and the more fuel (food
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