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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



ation. The character of the competition, however, will af- 

 fect the requirements of the judge in this regard. It is 

 customary to milk out in the older cow classes, when com- 

 petition is close. 



The teats are simply the medium for drawing off the 

 milk. They should be perfect, havi»g good openings, 

 through which no leakage will occur. They should be of 

 convenient size to grasp in the hands three to four inches 



Fig. 173. — "They should be of convenient size to grasp in the hands." 



long, should hang perpendicularly, and be located far 

 enough apart to grasp, without the hands interfering with 

 each other. The front teats are naturally somewhat larger 

 than the back ones. The Ayrshire scale of points specifies 

 as follows, and more in detail regarding the teats than does 

 that for any other breed : ^^ " Evenly placed, distance apart 

 from side to side equal to half the breadth of udder, from 

 back to front equal to one-third the length; length 21/^ to 



^^ Uniform scale of points adopted by the United States and Canadian Ayrshire 

 Breeders' Associations, 1906. 



