1 6 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



(3) Prominent among the evidences of milk transmitting 

 power are 



(a) Easily traceable milk veins in the underline. 



(b) Embryo teats, large and placed well forward and wide 

 apart. 



(c) Amplitude of skin on the rear parts of the underline. 



V. Nerve-power, or temperament, the out- 

 come of form, is supposed to influence favorably 

 milk elaboration and the following are prominent 

 among its indications : 



(1) A broad and dished forehead with a lively eye and 

 active ear. 



(2) Good width at the junction of the spine and skull, 

 and large development of the spinal column. 



(3) A forceful disposition the outcome of energy, not of 

 bad temper, and an active carriage. 



VI. Prominent indications of abundant milk 

 production : 



(1) A roomy, capacious, open-ribbed barrel. 



(2) Good development of udder and milk veins. 



(3) General refinement and spareness of form, and 



(4) Marked indications of nerve-power, as given in 

 Note V. 



VII. Prominent indications of quality in milk. 



(1) Good handling qualities, as evidenced in a nice, 

 pliant skin. 



(2) Skin, creamy to a rich yellow in color, more especially 

 inside the ears, at the flanks and around and over the udder. 



VIII. Leading indications of good constitu- 

 tion and vitality given in detail. 



(1) Absence of extreme refinement in head, neck and 

 limbs. 



(2) A full, clear and restful eye. 



(3) Much width of chest cavity and much of roominess 

 in the same. 



(4) Large development of the spinal column. 



(5) Much width at the loin, with distinctness in the pelvic 

 arch and roominess in the pelvic cavity. 



(6) Activity in the secretions of the skin, and 



(7) Active and easy movement. 



