THE DAIRY COW 



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that occasionally there 

 are individuals that do 

 not conform to the ideal, 

 yet are good dairy cows. 

 However, these are only 

 exceptions. It is of the 

 utmost importance that 

 the dairy cow have ample 

 room in her body for 

 such organs as the lungs, 

 heart, digestive, and ma- 

 ternal organs. This indi- 

 cates a vigorous constitu- 

 tion, which is necessary 

 in order that she may be 

 able to withstand the 

 strain of continually pro- 



Fig. 11. Look for the wedges. 

 The body should be wedge-shaped when view T ed from the front 

 and top of the withers, wider at the hip bones and at the floor of 

 the chest than at the point of the withers. 



