SnORT-nORN CATTLE. 



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the back or very slightly below it , fine and gradually diminish- 

 ing to a point ; and hanging, without the brush, an inch or so 

 below the hock, at right angles with the back. 

 Lrt. 8.— Hind quarters from the buckles to the point of the rump 

 lono- and well filled up. TNvist well letdown and full. Hind 

 le<rrshort, strai-htand well spread apart ; gradually swellmg 

 an'd rounding above the hock ; the bone fine and flat below. 

 Foot flat, and in shape of an oblong semi-circle. Horn of Ihe 

 hoof sound, and of a clear waxy color. Legs not to cross each- 

 other in walkins:, nor to straddle behmd. - - - - 

 /^RT 9 —Udder broad, full, extending well forward along the belly, 

 and well up behind. Teats of a good size for the hand ; squarely 

 placed with a slight oblique pointing out ; wide apart ; when 

 pressed by the hand the milk flowing from them freely. Extj-a 

 teats indicative of good milking qualities, but should never be 

 milked, as they draw the bag out of shape. Milk vems large 

 and swellinsi. - - - ~ ~ " ' 

 Art. 10.— Skin^'of a medium tiiickness : movable and mellow ; a 

 white color is admissible, but a rich cream or orange nnich pref- 



erable. Hair well cover- 

 ing the hide; soft and 

 fine, and if undercoated 

 with soft, thick fur in the 

 winter, so much the bet- 

 ter. Color pure Avhite, 

 red, roan, bright : ?d, 

 red and white, spotted 

 roan, or reddish and yel- 

 low and white. (A black 

 or dark brown nose, or 

 rim around the eye, 

 black or dark brown spots 

 on the skin and the hair, 

 decidedly objectionable, 

 and indicative of coarse 

 meat and bad blood.) 

 Art. 11. — Good handler. - 

 ^jiT, 12. — Sure breeder. - 

 Art. 13. — General appear- 

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HOLLAND cow. 



Tills cow is very large, docile In dispobi- 

 tion, iind a fiue milker. The buef is also of an 

 excellent qiialitv. In Holland it is generally 

 claimed that the shorthorns of England are 

 descended from this cow. 



Perfectiono 



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