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capacity; rump of fair width and length, and thighs thin 

 and incurving. There is a tendency for the hocks to stand 

 somewhat close together, and the rump is often narrow and 

 steep. The approved type of udder comes up high behind, 

 is carried level and well forward along the belly, with the 

 front quarters especially well developed. The teats should 

 be of convenient size and squarely placed, to permit com- 

 fortable manipulation in milking. In recent years we have 

 heard more or less about American-type and Island-type 



Figure 107. Jersey cow, Simple Interest 4th. Photograph taken in the field 

 by the author on the Island of Jersey. 



Jerseys. The former is somewhat larger, coarser, plainer- 

 headed, and less symmetrical in udder than the latter. 

 Many American-type Jerseys have udders that are poorly 

 developed in front, showing the whole much out of balance. 

 The most striking features in the appearance of the Jersey 

 are the color; the wedge form; the short, dished face; the 

 prominent, beautiful eye; the fine bone, and the deer-like 

 character of the calves. The disposition of the cows is very 



