Rural School Leaflet 



863 



In the dairy animal, the lack of muscular development gives rise to a 

 spare, angular appearance. The angles and joints of the bones are 

 prominent, particularly in the pelvis and the spinous processes. This 

 does not mean that the animal is poor or emaciated, for there may be 

 abundant fat, as indicated by a soft, pliable skin, and by rolls of fat in 

 the fold of the skin in the flanks, and still the animal may present this 

 spare appearance. 



In the dairy type, the udder is, of course, much larger and fuller than 

 in the beef type, and the so-called " milk veins " stand out promi- 



The beef type 



nently on the abdomen, extending well forward to the chest. In the 

 beef type, not only is the udder small and comparatively insignificant, 

 but the exterior veins leading from it are small and more or less em-' 

 bedded in the surrounding muscular and fatty tissue. 



in. A STUDY OF cows 



E. S. Savage 



Young folks in the State of New York should become more familiar 

 with the animals of the farm. They should be taught to love fami ani- 

 mals; for cows can be loved and petted as well as dogs and horses, and a 



