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(c), Buttock, upright or receding somewhat to- 

 ward the thigh, 



(d), Pin bones, prominent and wide-spaced, 

 (e), Twist, open, placed high, and roomy, 

 (f), Tail, not coarse, tapering, of good length, and 

 hanging at right angles to the back. 



9. Escutcheon. Well defined and well developed 

 from the perineum to the udder and extending well out- 

 ward on the thighs. 



(a), Breadth below the perineum is said to denote 

 prolonged milking qualities, 



(b), Width at the thighs is said to indicate deep 

 milking qualites. 



10. Udder. Long, broad and deep, extending well 

 forward and well up behind, and evenly quartered. 



(a), It should be well let down, but not pendulous, 

 and the skin should hang in loose folds behind when 

 the udder is empty, 



(b), In quality it should be fine and elastic, glan- 

 dular, not fleshy, 



(c), The hair on the udder should be soft and not 

 plentiful, 



(d), The veins on the same well defined, 

 (e), The teats of medium size and squarely placed 

 or pointing slightly outward. 



11. Milk veins. Large, tortuous, preferably branched 

 and entering the abdominal wall, well forward and through 

 large orifices, usually called milk wells. 



(a), More commonly there are but two milk wells, 

 but more are much prized, 



(b), The veins increase in size with advancing age 

 in the animal. 



12. Legs. Medium in length, fine in bone and 

 straight, at least fairly wide apart and yet well under the 

 body. 



