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CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



on the inside of the rump-bone at the setting on of the tail. Let the teats 

 be well apart ; let them yield a free and full stream and be large enough 

 without the necessity, in milking, of pulling them between -the thumbs 

 and forefingers. And let us ever keep in mind that the large yielders 

 must be well fed. 



XVII. Symmetry Essential Whatever the Breed. 



In estimating the value of a breed its characteristics must be studied. 

 Each breed has its peculiar style and conformation, and thus, symmetry, 

 which is found in all good stock, will vary in different breeds. The Jer- 

 sey has a standard of symmetry peculiarly its own, which we illustrate by 



JERSEY COW LASKA. 



two engravings, one of a heifer, the other of a cow, which fairly exhibit 

 the characteristics of the breed. 



The symmetry of the Jerseys is angular. They are essentially fine in 

 the head, with thin necks and rather light fore-quarters, but with large, 

 barrel-shaped bodies, inclined to be flat, rather than round, and swelling 

 behind into the deep but rather thin thighs. This same conformation will 

 be found measurably in all milking breeds, but modified, each having its 

 own peculiar symmetry. 



The Jerseys are essentially milking cows and nothing else, although 

 they fatten rather kindly when past milking ; but the beef is neither supe- 

 rior in quality nor large in quantity. 



