HANDSOME IS THAT HANDSOME DOES. 



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be named in New England, at the present time, whose 

 yield, under the most favorable circumstances, exceeds 

 fifty pounds a day, and some, whose yield will be fifty- 

 five pounds, on less feed than the Oakes cow had. 



Fig. 14. Oakes Cow. 



The flesh on the hind quarters of most large milkers 

 bears little proportion to the bone ; the hips protrude, 

 the pelvis is broad, the legs far apart, giving great 

 space for the receptacle of large milk-vessels ; whilst 

 great flow of blood to the milky glands, incident to this 

 peculiar structure, keeps them in more constant and 

 greater activity than any other organs, so that the 

 muscles develop less than they otherwise would, 

 remain slender, and leave the buttocks and thighs 

 small and narrow. Such animals will seldom acquire 

 the reputation of being beautiful in form, and if they 

 are not decidedly ugly, the owner may console himself 

 with the adage that " handsome is that handsome does.'' 



But, though it is to the influence of the male that we 

 are chiefly to look for improvements in the form, size, 

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