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this part placed much higher than those behind. The smaller 



the fore udder in comparison with the hind part, the less its 



producing capacity. With age, the udder frequently 



becomes pendant; that is, hangs 



low down. This is a special feature 



of those cows that become heavy 



milk-producers. In acting as a 



judge in the show ring, one may 



find it desirable to request that 



certain cows be milked. Some 



cows have meaty udders of quite 



limited capacity, and to make a 



fair study of this gland, one 



should see it both full and empty. Fi ^. n , 6 - , A - very .., f 



1 J poor kind of udder, with inferior 



When empty, the glands should j l I 3; iarters ' Photograph by the 

 be considerably shrunken, and 



when pressed by the hands, should feel uniformly mel- 

 low and smooth to the touch. The judge should take it in 



Fig. 117. 

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Notice the elastic hind udder held by the man. 

 author. 



Photograph by the 



