372 CATTLE 



not fatty. Fine hair, covering a soft skin, indicates 

 quality. 



When buying a dairy cow, however, the most important 

 part of the body to consider is the udder. When milked 

 dry, this should hang limp and be soft and pliable to the 

 touch, showing good secreting tissue rather than an excess 

 of meaty tissue, and when full, it should form a graceful 

 curve from a point high up in the rear to another well 

 advanced in front. Prominent and winding milk veins, 

 carrying the blood from the udder into the body wall, 

 indicate an ample blood supply. 



The common dairy breeds are the Jersey, Guernsey, 

 Ayrshire, and Holstein-Friesian. For dairy cows in the 

 United States, see Appendix A, Chart IX, page 471. 



273. The Jersey. In the English Channel, about four- 

 teen miles from the coast of France, is the Jersey Island, 



JERSEY Cows. 



The cow in front has a record of 7014 Ib. of milk and 443 Ib. of 

 butter in a year; the one at the rear, 9656 Ib. of milk and 613 Ib. of 

 butter in a year ; the one in the middle, 6963 Ib. of milk and 388 Ib. 

 of butter in eight months. 



