SECTION LIV. DAIRY CATTLE 



The dairy type of cattle. The form of a good dairy 

 cow should be almost the opposite to that of a good beef 

 cow. She should have a thin back, wide, prominent, bony 

 hips, and lean hind-quarters (Fig. 192). If there is much 

 flesh on the back, loins, and hind-quarters of a dairy cow, 



FIG. 192. SHOWING THE DAIRY FORM 

 Views from behind and from the side. 



she has made wrong use of her food, which should have 

 been changed into milk or butter. 



The barrel, or rear portion of the body, must be large, 

 so that in it she may store away much food 'while convert- 

 ing it into milk and butter. Viewed from the side, her 

 body should be deeper at the hind flank than at the fore 

 flank, giving a wedge-shaped appearance. Viewed from 

 above, the dairy cow should also be wedge-shaped, having 

 the narrow part at the withers on top of the shoulder 

 blades and the wide part at the hips. 



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