FARM DAIRYING 



The forehead — the space between the eyes — 

 should be wide and dished. The dished effect 

 results from the full eye ; and we want the breadth, 

 for there is where the brains are situated. Cows 

 show intelligence in their faces much the same as 

 human beings do. I have fancied, as I looked at a 

 fine cow, that she knew what her business was and 

 did not neglect it. Mark you, when a cow is keep- 

 ing her jaws going she is working; yes, just as 

 much and just as effectively as a set of stones in a 

 grist mill or a weaver at a loom. She, too, is tak- 

 ing raw material and manufacturing it into a fin- 

 ished product. But to return to her head. The 

 horns should be symmetrical, and not too large. 

 The ears not very large, and when they are turned 

 back there should be seen a yellow oily secretion on 

 the inside. This should also be found on the udder 

 and on the tip of the tail. I have heard that it 

 indicates richness of milk, but more likely it de- 

 notes constitutional vigor and thrift. For the 

 same reason, we like the hair to be soft and oily 

 or silky, and when we pull the skin up from the 

 ribs it should be elastic and spring back, and not 

 be thick and leathery. 



The neck should be slender and neatly joined 

 to the shoulders. There should be no excessive 



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