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Skeleton of the Ox. — " Dairy Maid" and '^Blossom." Vol. V. 



Skeleton of the Ox. 



a, The upper jaw-bone. 



6, The nasal bone, or bone of the nose. 



c. The lachrymal bone. 



d. The malar, or cheek-bone. 



e. The frontal bone, or bone of ttie forehead. 



/, The horns, being processes or continuations of the 

 frontal. 



g-. The temporal bone. 



A, The parietal bone low in the temporal fossa. 



t. The occipital bone, deeply depressed below the crest 

 or ridpe of the head. 



j, The lower jaw. 



k. The grinders. 



I, The nippers, found on the lower jaw alone. 



m, The ligament of the neck, and its attachments. 



n. The alias. 



0, The dentata. 



p, The orbit of the eye. 



g. The vertebrae or hones of the neck. 



r. The bones of the back. 



s. The bones of the loins. 



t. The sacrum. 



u, The bones of the tail. 



V &.W, The haunch and pelvis. 



X, The cisht true ribs. 



y. The false ribs, with their cartilages. 



z. The sternum. 



1, The scapula, or shoulder-blade. 



2, The humerus, or lower bone of the shoulder. 



3, The radius, or principal bone of the arm. 



4, The ulna, its upper part forming the elbow. 



5, The small bones of the knee. 



G, The large metacarpal or shank-bone. 



7, The smaller or splint-bone. 



8, The sessamoid bones. 



9, The bifurcation at the pasterns, and the two larger 

 pasterns to each foot. 



10, The two smaller pasterns to each foot. 



11, The two coffin-bones to each foot. 



12, The navicular-bones. 



13, The thigh-bone. 



14, The patella, or bone of the knee. 

 1.5, The tibia, or proper leg-bone. 



16, The point of the hock. 



17, 17, The small bones of the hock. 



18, 18, The metatarsals, or larger bones of the hind 

 leg. 



19, 19, The pasterns and feet. 



Repose under grasses, is the soul of good manage- 

 ment ; all cleaning and tillage to be given in the year 

 that yields winter root-crops. 



To the Editor of the Farmers' Cabinet. 

 "Dairy Maid" and "Blossom." 



Sir, — I have been gratified by the sight of 

 a painting from the life of that remarkable 

 animal " Dairy Maid," (see the present vol. of 

 Cabinet, page 57,) the property of James 

 Gowen, Esq., Mount Airy. It has been done 

 by Woodside in his best manner, and reflects 

 the greatest credit upon him as an animal 

 portrait painter of the highest order. On the 

 same easel, is the portrait of that other re- 

 markable animal " Blossom," (see the present 

 vol. of Cabinet, page 97,) the property of Sa- 

 muel Canby, Esq., Woodside, near Wilming- 

 ton, Del., approaching to completion. They 

 are certainly two of the finest specimens of 

 art in this country, while as specimens of na- 

 ture, it would be difficult to find their equals 

 in any country. 



Apropos — Are we to have the milking pro- 

 perties of these magnificent creatures tested 

 by comparison, as proposed by their fortunate 

 owners] It would indeed be a lamentable 

 circumstance were they to pass away with- 

 out such a trial, when it could so easily 

 be accomplished by persons whose characters 

 would be a guarantee for the fairness with 

 which the competition would be conducted. 

 It is said that Mr. Canby declines upon prin- 

 ciple to accept Mr. Gowen's terms, as they 

 appear to him in the questionable shape of a 

 bet; but as the cows would as lief give their 

 milk for love as money, it is sincerely to be 

 wished that these gentlemen will be able to 

 make amicable arrangements for a friendly 

 trial : and may we hope that they will oblige 

 us with the result through the pages of the 

 Cabinet in some not distant number ] 



A Correspondent. 



