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backed, but nevertheless a great many of our best dairy animals 

 do tend to become sway-backed. 



Another thing we should consider is the rib ; the distance 

 between the hip bone and the first rib should be great. There 

 should be large spaces between the ribs. Also, the vertebrae 

 should be wide apart, giving opportunity for the nerves to go 

 out to the different organs of the body. The general conforma- 

 tion of the dairy cow is spare and angular. She tends to become 

 that way. She tends to be loose. She is not a compact animal, 

 as the beef cow is. She is entirely opposite in that respect. 



I want you to get a rear view of this animal. Notice the 

 well developed udder. Notice the distance it extends up between 

 the hind legs. It is attached well up. It is not a pendant udder. 

 It is not an udder that is getting into the mud, as do so many 

 cows' udders, which look to be fully as large, but drop down lower. 

 Note that she has a very large udder, showing that she is capable 

 of handling a good deal of feed, or taking care of the feed after 

 it has been digested and assimilated. Underneath these cows, 

 you will find a system of veins returning from the udder, going 

 back underneath the abdomen, and entering the body again. The 

 size of those veins indicate that the udder has been supplied with 

 a large amount of blood, and it is from the blood that the milk 

 is made. Are there any questions that you would like to ask ? 



A Delegate : — Isn't one of those Jerseys an imported one, 

 and the other home bred. 



Mr. Glover: — No, they are both imported animals. 



A Delegate: — What is the meaning of " wedge shaped?" 



Mr. Glover: — If you are looking at that cow, you will 

 notice that her sides project out and go in again. And if you 

 look underneath, you will also find the wedge shape. We say 

 that a dairy animal should be wedge shaped, and that is what 

 we mean by it. 



A Delegate: — When were the cows milked? 



Mr. Story : — This morning, at the regular time ; about half 

 past five. 



