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noticed that the horns of both this animal and the Ayrshire cow, Bog- 

 hall Snowdrop, turn directly backward. This is a characteristic of the 

 breed as well as the red and white color and for the show animals, if 

 the horns are inclined to grow in any other direction, they are trained 

 upward in order that the breed characteristics may be present in the in- 

 dividuals to aid them in their show yard career. 



The views shown thus far are those of prize winners in the show 

 ring regardless to a certain extent of the milk and butter-fat which they 

 produce. It is a fact, however, that although a considerable amount of 

 consideration is given to beauty and the finer points of dairy cattle by 

 show ring judges, still the characteristics which indicate production must 

 nevertheless be present in order for the animal to win successfully. This 

 is shown by the view of Loretta D., the cow that won the grand cham- 



No. 10. Loretta D. Champion Butter Cow at St. Louis World's Fair. 

 330.03 pounds butter in 120 days. 



pionship honors at the St. Louis Exposition in the dairy cow demon- 

 stration. In 120 days she produced a trifle over 330 pounds of butter. 

 In order to accomplish such work under the confining conditions lo 

 which she was subjected on the fair ground she must necessarily have 

 had a great constitution as is indicated by the points spoken of before, ana 

 in order to handle the feed necessary to make this vast amount of but- 

 ter-fat she must have had great capacity, which is assured by her long 

 and especially deep body and breadth given by her great spring of rib. 

 The long distance from the hip bone to the pin bone is correlated by the 

 length of the udder and the proper attachment as shown in this picture, 



