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A YEAR IN AGRICULTURE 



General characteristics of dairy cattle. The form or shape 

 of farm animals shows their special adaptation for the use 

 to which they are put. Good specimens of animals that are 

 what we call well-bred always belong to a distinct type. 

 Among farm cattle we distinguish three types : the beef -type, 

 the dual-purpose-type, and the dairy-type. 



FIG. 23. TILLY ALCARTRA 



Our first impression upon comparing the dairy-type with 

 the others is that the dairy cow shows her ribs and muscles 

 plainly. Her body is deep and angular. Seen from in front, 

 she seems narrow; her breast is thin and her neck long and 

 slender. Seen from behind, she is wide and has a large udder 

 between thin, muscular legs. Looking down over her back, 

 you will notice that she is broad in the middle and narrow 



