THE COW. 
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perhaps you know what their feet are like. They 
are hoofed; but the hoof is not round and in one 
Ayrshire Cow. 
piece like that of the horse. It is split, or 
" cloven so that part of it covers one toe, and 
part another. 
4. At the back of the 
foot there are two other 
short toes which do not 
touch the ground. So 
you see that cows have 
four toes on each foot, as Hoof of cow. 
the sheep and pigs have. 
5. We shall not expect to find that the cow has 
long and pointed teeth, for we know that she does 
