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will find good dairy cows, and no man is justified in saying you must 

 have long necks; some have it and some have not. 



There is another point I want to speak about before going any 

 further. If the skin is loose and soft so that you can grasp it, that is not 

 an indication of milk, but it is an indication of health. A loose soft 

 skin indicates healthy internal organs. It is necessary in every animal. 



The head of the cow. She should have good eyes, good size, and if 

 she has large eyes she will have a splendid forehead. The front bones 

 are prominent. 



Cows with clean head; not a heavy beefy head; in which the veins 

 stand out; the nostrils large, an indication that she can breathe; a large 

 mouth. 



The cows on the chart are of five or six breeds. But the point I 

 want you to follow is this : You will find one point common, or rather 

 the point in superiority is the udder, veins and milk wells. You will find 

 some of them this wedge-shape. 



This cow is producing over 600 pounds of butter in a year. Jersey 

 Tiggis. She has good veins, good milk wells, ^nd good udder. 



This is a Guernsey cow. "Pretty Milking Maid." She has a dif- 

 ferent shaped head and neck than the Jersey; different in th© shouldters 

 and different in the back. The point of similarity in the two cows iss 

 the udder and milk veins. Gives 62 pounds of milk a day,, 



This is an Ayrshire cow. "Pride of Maine." Has given 12,000 

 pounds of milk in a year. Highest record for a day was 66 pounds, and 

 she has got a typical udder and' milk veins, but in other ways is different 

 from the Jersey or the Guernsey, but these three cows have not the same 

 shape of neck and head. The point of similarity are the veins, milk 

 w^lls, and udder. 



This is a Holstein. "AagieGrae." The highest official test on rec- 

 ord. We cannot say she has great depth of body. She is long and deep. 

 She has got the udder, milk veins, and milk wells. That cow is owned 

 by Stevens 'in New York. 



