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blackish tip is the most approved sort. The more yellow the 

 horn the greater the indication, some think, of rich milk produc- 

 tion. The skin secretions are usually quite yellow, and, as seen 

 in the ear, at tip of tail, and about the udder, indicate something 

 of the richness of the milk. The skin itself with the Jersey 

 should be thin, very elastic, and mellow, with a fine thick coat of 

 hair. The chest should be deep and of moderate thickness. Too 

 many cattle of this breed are thin-chested and lack spring of front 



FIG. 108. Merry Maiden's 3d Son 60516. Sired by Brown Bessie's Son 34550 

 and out of Merry Maiden 64949. Grand champion Jersey male at the 

 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904. Bred by Hood Farm, Lowell, 

 Massachusetts, and owned by H. C. Taylor, Oxfordville, Wisconsin. 

 Photograph by the author 



rib, a common criticism. The back should be strong and well 

 supported with little if any droop, the ribs well sprung and long, 

 the whole body showing large comparative size and digestive 

 capacity. The hips should be fairly broad in the cow, but not 

 in the bull, the rump long, broad, and level, the thighs thin and 

 muscular and set wide apart, the hocks and hind feet carried 

 straight and with ample room to allow a large udder between. 

 The Jersey udder is usually very mellow and milks out well, but 

 is frequently criticised for its small size as well as small teats. 



