. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS 323 itself; the hind quarters, that is, from the hips to the extremity of the rump, long and straight; the rump points fat, and coming well up to tho tail; the twist wide, and the seam in the middle of it so well filled, that tha whole may very nearly form a plane, perpendicular to the line of the back ; the lower part of the thigh small; tail broad and fat towards the top, but the lower part thin ; legs long and strong ; feet and hoofs broad and hanly; and, when the animal is in
. The American farmer. A hand-book of agriculture for the farm and garden ... Agriculture. DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS 323 itself; the hind quarters, that is, from the hips to the extremity of the rump, long and straight; the rump points fat, and coming well up to tho tail; the twist wide, and the seam in the middle of it so well filled, that tha whole may very nearly form a plane, perpendicular to the line of the back ; the lower part of the thigh small; tail broad and fat towards the top, but the lower part thin ; legs long and strong ; feet and hoofs broad and hanly; and, when the animal is in fine condition, the skin of a rich and silky Skeleton of the Ox. The upper jaw bone. The nasal bone, or bone of the nose. The lachrymal bone. The malar, or cheek bone. The frontal, or forehead bone. The boms, behig processes or contin- uations of the frontal. The temporal bone. The parietal bone, low m the tempo- ral fossa. The occipital bone, deeply depressed below the crest or ridge of the head. The lower jaw. The grinders. The nippers, found on the lower jaw alone. m, The ligament of the neck, and ita attachments. n, The atlas, o. The dentata. p, The orbit of the eye. q, The vertebrje, or bones of the neck. r, The bones of the back, s, The bones of the loins. /, The sacrum. u, The bones of the tail. V 1^ w, The haunch and pelvis X, The eight true ribs. y, The false ribs, with cartilages. z, The sternum. 1, The scapula, or Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original O'Neill, F. W; Williams, H. L. New York, C. W. Carleton & co.
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