. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 228 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK the hide is heavy, loose and very phable, and covered with a dense, soft coat of hair. The V)ody of a well- fattened Hereford should be free from any paunchiness. The breast should be broad and full, but free from loose dewlap, the shoulders smoothly laid and broad on top, but not too open between the blades. The crops should be wide, the ribs well sprung and extending well backward, the loin broad and of good length, the hook bones by no means prominent, Iwt down within the lines of the ribs, the tai
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 228 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK the hide is heavy, loose and very phable, and covered with a dense, soft coat of hair. The V)ody of a well- fattened Hereford should be free from any paunchiness. The breast should be broad and full, but free from loose dewlap, the shoulders smoothly laid and broad on top, but not too open between the blades. The crops should be wide, the ribs well sprung and extending well backward, the loin broad and of good length, the hook bones by no means prominent, Iwt down within the lines of the ribs, the tail-head on a line with the level of the back, and the rump-bones \A'ide apart and well up, so as not to present a drooping aj)pearance. The legs should be short, straight, strong in bone and set well apart. The line of the back should be practically straight and level from top of shoulders to the tail-head. The quarters should be full and well rounded, anfl the outlines of the animal, when viewed from the side, should present a somewhat box-like appearance, and from the end more that of a barrel (I'igs. 36, 37). The Hereford has great length and thickness of loin, and all the bones of his frame are so well co\-ered tliat they can scarcely be felt tlirougli the thick covering of flesh. Along his liack from shoulder to rump his spine is so deeply buried in flesh that the \'ertebra-' are not pcrceirtible to the touch except at the small indentations, commonly called ties, near the middle of the back. These ties, usually one to three in mmiber, are the attachments of. Fig. .30.— Hereford 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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