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The udder should be large and should extend well for- 

 ward. The loose skin forming its rear portion should 

 extend as high as possible. The milk veins in front of 

 the udder should be large and crooked, and the " milk 

 well " where they enter the chest cavity should be large. 



FIG. 193. A JERSEY Cow 



fhe milk veins carry blood from the udder where it has 

 helped make milk. If they are large, it shows that much 

 blood flows past the udder for use in making milk. 



The Jersey breed. This breed originated on the little 

 island of Jersey between England and France (Fig. 

 193). The laws of that island do not permit any other 

 breed to be introduced. The Jersey is now the most pop- 

 ular dairy breed in the United States. This is because its 

 milk is so rich. A Jersey cow often produces more than 



