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Journal of Agriculture . 



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form or organization are more or less hereditarv and transmitted In tlie 

 parent to tlie progeny. Desirable variations are selected, perpetuated, 

 and, as they appear, accumulated. In this way our finest breeds of 

 stock have been improved. High cultivation is therefore necessary to 

 maintain improved form. As there are no infallible external signs 

 indicating milk-giving capacitv, exceptions Avill nhvn\s bo met wirh. 



FROM \ lEW Ui- 



11. UKAl T\ , .SI10\\JX(, Ullli LiESIRED WEDGE- 

 SHAPED FORM. 



Much attention, when selecting a dairv cow, is directed to the growth 

 of the wedge-shaped body, the improvement of the hind quarters, and 

 the development of the udder, with all its graceful outlines and sym- 

 metrical proportions, see No. 4. This is the back view of a typical 

 dairy cow " Wilful Beauty " owned bv Mr. W. Woodmason. She was 

 a great show yard winner, yielding up to 22 quarts of milk daily. Her 

 show record is as follows : — 



2nd Prize, Melbourne Royal, 1891. 



1st Prize, Dandenong, 1891. 



2nd Prize, Geelong, 1891. 



ist Prize, Melbourne Royal, 1892. 



2nd Prize, Melbourne Royal, 1805. 



The full view of this typical dairy cow (No. 5) shows a lean, roomy 

 frame; a distinctly wedge-shaped body, with moderately long neck; 

 good sloping shoulders ; line wither ; ]>road and deep chest ; light fore 

 quarters, gradually enlarging in depth and width towards the hind 

 quarters; well sprung ribs; straight back; deep at flanks; long and 

 broad hind quarters ; thighs deep and broad ; fine bone ; large docile 

 eyes; capacious, well shaped udder — broad, well up to the body and 

 running firmly along the belly, the teats squarelv set on and hanging 

 perpendicularly. 



Cows of the type and quality of " Wilful Beauty " cannot be picked 

 up every day, and must be bred on the lines already indicated. She 



