690 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



So far, we have noticed only the rear escutcheon, or that which repre- 

 sents the two hind quarters of the udder. The two front quarters are 

 just as ini])ortant, and should be capacious and run well forward under 

 the body. If the udder in front be concave, or cut up, indicating small 

 capacity, it represents reduced yield. 



This front or level escutcheon is distinctly marked in the young heifer 

 or bull, and can be seen by laying the animal on its back. The udder 



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MILK MIRRORS OF JERSEY COWS. 



hair under the body all runs backward, commencing at the forward line 

 of the escutcheon. This dividing line is very perceptible, from the fact 

 that the hair in front of it all runs forward towards the head of the 

 animal, while the escutcheon, or udder hair, all runs backward, over the 

 forward quarters of the udder, around and beyond the teats, and ceases 

 at the markings of the rear escutcheon on and between the thighs. 



