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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



The second illustration is Dijkestra Beauty Lad, the show bull owned 

 by Mr. W. B. Barney that won first and championship prize at the 

 Iowa and Wisconsin state fairs this year and at the National Dairy Show 

 at Milwaukee. Those characteristics which are plainly seen in the like- 

 ness of this famous show until show bull are desired for the main part 

 in productive dairy cows. The nervous temperament as is indicated by 

 the prominence of the eye, the length from the eye to the nose and the 

 freedom from beefiness throughout the entire body; a strong constitution; 

 a great capacity and producing ability as is indicated by the shallow flank 

 and the long well developed mammary veins on each side of the abdomen 

 are all points desired in the female offspring. 



NO. 3. Buffalo Skylark Ames. 



The next illustration is that of Buffalo Skylark Ames, the first 

 prize bull calf and Junior Champion at the Fourth National Dairy 

 Show held this year at Milwaukee. This calf was bred, owned ana ex- 

 hibited by Mr. R. B. Young of Buffalo Center, Iowa. The same general 

 points of form and conformation will be seen in this youngster as those 

 of Dijkestra Beauty Lad; the breadth between the eyes is especially no- 

 ticeable, as well as the length from the eye to the nose and the depth 

 of body, together with the length from the shoulder to the hip bone, in- 

 dicating sufficient feeding capacity to warrant large production. The 

 length from the hip bone back to the pin bone is a point worthy of due 

 consideration in view of the fact that a line dropped immediately in 

 front of the hips of a fresh cow drops immediately in front of the 

 udder, and a line dropped from the pin bone drops immediately behind 

 the udder. If the distance from the hip bone to the pin bone is short 

 the length of the udder will consequently be short, while on the other 

 hand, if there is great length from the hip bone to the pin bone as in 

 this instance, it gives indication of great length of udder development, 

 high attachment behind and an udder that is extended well forward are 

 the points which lend materially to udder capacity. Not only the excel- 



