. Agriculture of Maine : ... annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Maine. Agriculture -- Maine. V_^. OUTLINE (a) Escutcheon; ( b) Exlent of udder, on both rear end side views. NOTES ON ESCUTCHEON AND UDDER. It is hoped that we may have the cooperation of various breeders of dairy cattle in the state in this work. Plans are under way by which it is hoped that it will be possible to obtain these measurements on every animal undergoing test for ad- vanced registry in thisi state. If we can do this, we shall be able in the course of a few years to accumulate a vastly mor
. Agriculture of Maine : ... annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Maine. Agriculture -- Maine. V_^. OUTLINE (a) Escutcheon; ( b) Exlent of udder, on both rear end side views. NOTES ON ESCUTCHEON AND UDDER. It is hoped that we may have the cooperation of various breeders of dairy cattle in the state in this work. Plans are under way by which it is hoped that it will be possible to obtain these measurements on every animal undergoing test for ad- vanced registry in thisi state. If we can do this, we shall be able in the course of a few years to accumulate a vastly more complete and accurate body of knowledge than anything we now possess as to the points of merit in judging the dairy work of an animal from external appearance. 6. THE INHERITANCE OF MILK AND BUTTER-FAT PRODUCING ABILITY. Work on this phase of the problem is being conducted along the two general lines mentioned in our last report. The analysis of the existing records for the advanced registry in the Hol- stein and Jersey breeds is going forward as rapidly as possible, considering the enormous amount of labor involved in this work. The breeding experiments with the University of Maine herd are now progressing in a satisfactory way. Already a number of the experimentally bred calves have been born and are growing nicely. By the end of another year we shall have a considerable number of animals in the cross-breeding experi- ments from which may be tested, by Mendelian methods, the way in which milk and butter fat production are inherited. 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 Maine. Dept. of Agriculture. Augusta : [State of Maine, Dept. of Agriculture
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