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GuENON ON Milch Cows. 



The third order escutcheon curves down- 

 ward on each side of the vertical mirror, 

 which rises narrowing to a point at the 

 vulva ; to the right and left of the vulva are 

 tufts, the one on the left being the longest ; 

 on the left of the udder is sometimes an oval. 

 Cows of the third order give fifteen quarts, 

 and milk six months. 



The escutch- 

 eon of the 

 fourth order 

 is of similar 

 shape, but 

 still smaller ; 

 but the tuft on the left of the vulva is much 

 longer than on the right, and there is no 

 oval on the udder. 



Cows of the fourth order give twelve 



quarts, and 

 milk five 

 months. 



The bastards of the third class have two 

 tufts, one on the right, and one on the left of 

 the vulva, about four to five inches long, and 

 one and one half inches wide. The smaller 

 they are, and the finer the hair on them, the 

 less rapid is the loss of milk. But if they 

 are large and have coarse hair, and are pointed 

 at each end, they prove the milk to be poor 

 and serous, and the cow will fail rapidly. 



The Fourth Class. 



Curveline. 



The Curveline cows are 

 very plenty, and are of a 

 very good grade, ap- 

 proaching the first class. 

 The escutcheon is broader 

 than the last two classes, 

 in the upper part. Their 

 skin is of delicate texture, 

 and nankeen shade of color 

 on the escutcheon. The 

 higher and broader the 

 curved line rises toward 

 the vulva, which it never 

 reaches, the better it is. 

 There are two ovals on the 

 udder. Cows of the first or- 

 der of the fourth class give 

 1 9 quarts, and milk eight 

 months, and sometimes up 

 to their next calf. 



