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milk. When put to actual test, that was proved to be 
incorrect. The quality of milk is an individual character 
due to inheritance, and is not influenced by food or treat- 
ment. A cow that yields a rich milk does so because 
it is her nature and inheritance so to do. Another cow 
that yields a thin milk will always yield a thin milk 
regardless of food or care. 
A COMFORTABLE CORNER IN THE BARNYARD 
The owner of these cows believes that exercise in the open is equally important 
with good food. The rack in the center serves as a manger for hay. The shed at 
the side is a comfortable shelter in bad weather. 
14. Quantity of milk——On the other hand, the quantity 
of milk may be, and commonly is, influenced by the 
amount and nature of the food, the treatment bestowed 
on the cows and the attention given to all details of dairy 
management. If the mammary gland is small the milk 
yield will be small. Quantity of milk, therefore, is de- 
pendent upon the size and condition of the udder, nature 
and kind of food, and treatment of the cows. 
