. Productive agriculture . ne-half times the capacity that a cow hasthat measures 30, 65, and 75 inches, respectively, in the samepoints. Short-ribbed, slab-sided, short-bodied cows can con-sume only small amounts offeed, and therefore canproduce only small amountsof milk. 3. Dairy temperament isessential to a good dairycow. A cow with such atemperament is angular,triple wedge-shaped, andlacks flesh. A dairy cowthat is well fleshed is nottransforming enough foodinto milk, but is convertinga lot of it into meat. Thiskind of cow is a beef-pro-ducing cow. The most eco-nomical milk producers arean
. Productive agriculture . ne-half times the capacity that a cow hasthat measures 30, 65, and 75 inches, respectively, in the samepoints. Short-ribbed, slab-sided, short-bodied cows can con-sume only small amounts offeed, and therefore canproduce only small amountsof milk. 3. Dairy temperament isessential to a good dairycow. A cow with such atemperament is angular,triple wedge-shaped, andlacks flesh. A dairy cowthat is well fleshed is nottransforming enough foodinto milk, but is convertinga lot of it into meat. Thiskind of cow is a beef-pro-ducing cow. The most eco-nomical milk producers areangular and skinny. Theyhave prominent hip bones,poorly covered ribs, and well-defined vertebrae. The bestmilk-producing cow is triplewedge-shaped; that is, from a side view she shows less depthof body at the front than she does at the rear. Secondly,viewed from front, she shows more width at hips than she doesthrough the breast and chest. Thirdly, as we look downwardand backward over the withers, the third wedge-shaped con-. Courlesy of the Agricultural Extension Department^Purdue University. Fig. 73. — Wedge shape as seen from aboveand behind. i68 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE formation may be seen. This Upe of cow is the best milk pro-ducer. This type has arisen because certain organs of the dairycow perform more work than others. The digestive, milk-secreting, nervous, and circulatory systems are extremely active, and are therefore greatly de-veloped. In selecting cows for milkproduction, the type of cowhere described is very impor-tant. It must be remembered,however, that not all cows ofthis t}npe are good milk pro-ducers. Every cow is an in-di\-idual when we toconsider the amount of milkthat she can be made to cow of good type may be apoor milk producer, but, ingeneral, the best milk pro-ducers are cows from the besttjpe. Profitable dairying re-quires, first, that cows of theright type be selected, andsecond, that every cow be tested to find out her milk-producingca
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