194 MILCH CATTLE THE AYRSHIRE 



FORE QUARTERS continued. Brought forward .8 1 1 

 Brisket Light . - . . . i 



Legs and Feet Legs straight and short, well 



apart, shanks fine and smooth, joints firm ; 



feet medium size, round, solid, and deep . 2 



II 

 BODY Back Strong and straight, chine lean, sharp, 



and open-jointed . . . .4 



Loin Broad, strong, and level . . .2 



Ribs Long, broad, wide apart, and well sprung 3 

 Abdomen Capacious, deep, firmly held up with 



strong muscular development . . 3 



Flank Thin and arching . . . I 



13 

 HIND QUARTERS Rump Wide, level, and long from 



hooks to pin bones, a reasonable pelvic arch 

 allowed . . . . .3 



Hooks Wide apart and not projecting above 



back nor unduly overlaid with fat .2 



Pin Bones High and wide apart '. . I 



Thighs Thin, long, and wide apart . . 2 



Tail Long, fine, set on a level with the back . I 

 Legs and Feet Legs strong, short, straight when 

 viewed from behind, and set well apart ; 

 shanks fine and smooth, joints firm ; feet 

 medium size, round, solid, and deep . . 2 



ii 

 UDDER Long, wide, deep, but not pendulous nor 



fleshy ; firmly attached to the body, extend- 

 ing well up behind and far forward ; quarters 

 even ; sole nearly level and not excessively 

 indented between teats, udder veins well 

 developed and plainly visible .i, . 20 



TEATS Evenly placed, distance apart from side to 

 side equal to half the breadth of udder, 

 from back to front equal to one-third the 

 length; length 2\ to 3j inches, and not less 

 than 2 inches, thickness in keeping with 

 length, hanging perpendicular and slightly 

 tapering, and free flow of milk when pressed 1 2 



MAMMARY VEINS Large, long, tortuous, branching 



and entering large orifice ,,'" '" . 5 



ESCUTCHEON Distinctly defined, spreading over 



thighs and extending well upward . *, I 



Carry forward . . 84 



