DAIRY TYPE BULLS AND YOUNG CATTLK 



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(B) JUDGING YOUNG DAIRY CATTLE. 



Undeveloped animals of the dairy type differ iu appear- 

 ance, previous to lactation, according to the way they have 

 been fed. Often they carry their calf fat and appear 

 smooth-fleshed and much thicker over the shoulders and 

 about the hindquarters than they will with maturity. For 

 that reason too much emphasis should not be placed on the 

 fineness of withers, or the carrying of more flesh than 

 might be thought desirable. Certain things, however, 



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Fig. 182. "Heifers should show udders with much pliability of skin." 



should be as important in the young as in the mature animal, 

 especially the general form indicating as it does consti- 

 tution, digestive capacity, and quality the head, and the 

 hindquarters. Long, level, wide rumps and comparatively 

 thin thighs should be insisted on. Constitution, as shown 

 in heart girth and f orerib development ; digestive capacity, 

 as evidenced by a deep middle piece; and quality as em- 

 phasized in sappy, mellow hide, and fine hair, are essentials. 

 No calf lacking in any one of these three features should 



