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Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 



of the eyes means a quiet, contented feeder that will transform feed 

 into flesh ; a nervous, restless expression is evidence of an unsatisfactory- 

 feeder that will neither consume enough feed nor store up the energy 

 of the feed consumed, but waste it in nervousness and too much moving 

 about. The forehead should be very wide. The jaws should be broad 

 and well muscled. If horns are present they should not be heavy and 

 coarse, but of medium size and of good shape and proportions, tapering 

 evenly to their tips. The ears should be of medium size and fine tex- 

 ture. The entire head should be clean-cut, all lines being sharply 

 defined, giving a well-bred appearance, sometimes referred to as 

 "character." 



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Fig. 2. — Points of the steer. 



Dewlap 21. Knee 



Neck 22. Shank 



Crest 23. Foot 



Shoulder vein 24. Fore flank 



15. Point of shoulder 25. Crops 



Top of shoulders 26. Back 



Shoulder 27. Ribs 



Fore-rib 28. Paunch or belly 39 



Elbow 29. Loin 



Arm 30. Hip or hook 



The neck should be short, thick, and muscular. The throat should 

 be neat and trim, while at the shoulders the neck should show depth and 

 fullness. The line where the neck and shoulder join is called the 

 "shoulder vein," and we like this part to be filled out plump and full. 

 A long neck lacking in thickness is frequently found, and it is un- 

 desirable chiefly because it is associated with a rangy type of body. 

 When the animal is standing in natural position, with the head up, the 



