366 FARMING FOR LADIES. [chap. xix. 



be unacceptable, as being, so far as they go, 

 strictly correct, and probably not unamusing 

 to young people, nor unassisting to their me- 

 mory : — 



" If long ill the head, and bright in the eye ; 

 Short in the leg, and thin in the thigh ; 

 Broad in the hips, and full in the chine ; 

 Light in the shoulder, and neck rather fine; 

 Round in the carcase, and wide in the pin ; 

 Fine in the bone, and silky of skin ; 

 Deep in the bosom, and small in her tail ; 

 She "11 ne'er be deficient in filling the pail." 



It is, however, possible that a cow thus 

 formed may yet not be a good milker, if the 

 following properties be not attended to in the 

 size and state of that important member — the 

 udder. It should hang well down ; and, 

 although appearing sufficiently capacious to 

 hold a good quantity of milk, it should yet 

 not be remarkably large, lest the skin be 

 thickened with fat, instead of being, as it 

 ought to be, very thin, and free of lumps. It 

 should, therefore, be felt all over, and every 

 part should feel alike. It should also be, 

 both before and behind, as nearly as possible 

 of equal size ; or, should there be any differ- 

 ence, the fore-part should be the largest, as 

 showing the milk-veins to be full and strong. 



