UDDER, 



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In nothing does the Ayrshire cow show breeding 

 more than in the milk- vessel or udder. Nowhere, 

 we are tempted to say, can the art of breeding show 

 a greater triumph. Not that all Ayrshires have per- 

 fection of form in udder, yet very many approach it. 

 The more skilfully bred indicate the fact here more 

 broadly than in any other particular. We find here 

 oftentimes the stamp of the insignia of art when 

 there is much of naturalness in the surrounding parts. 

 Here is found the index by which the breeder can, in 

 a measure, gauge the degree of removal from the 

 primitive state. 



The udder has been the point towards which the 

 search after quality has been directed by the careful 

 Scotchman for a long period of time. Although it 

 differs in outward shape in individuals, it yet retains 

 a certain uniformity which may be considered typical. 

 This is in the gland and the teat. The glands are 

 rather flattened, than pointed as in the Alderney, or 

 elongated as in the Dutch. These are well held up 

 to the body, and, in the types of the breed, extend 

 far forward and back, with a broad and level sole. 

 The teats are small, and of a cylindrical shape rather 

 than cone-shaped, as seen in the Alderney and other 



