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159. Conformation important. — "You must select animals 

 with great, deep, well-sprung middles. Avoid the kind that have 

 the appearance, when viewed from the rear, of an underfed sun- 

 fish. In the middle are the digestive organs that manufacture into 

 milk the feed we give our animals, and they must be large in order 

 to have the necessary room to handle a great amount of bulky 



True Type Holstein-Friesian Cow 

 feeds. Remember, our Holstein type is not exemplified by the cow 

 that will exist on the smallest possible amount of feed, but is the 

 cow that will consume and turn into milk the greatest possible 

 amount of feed beyond what is needed for bodily maintenance. 

 Consequently, we must have the tremendous capacity that is 

 found in the animal of our ideal type. 



160. Constitution. — "Now, you must select the ones that 

 have the strength and constitution to carry on their tremendous 

 labor. Remember that a heavy producing cow is the hardest 

 working animal on any farm. She must be deep through the chest, 



