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ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 
“The ears should be of a good size, but thin, and their skin of rich 
yellow color. Coarse ears are usually found on ill-bred animals, and these 
may be considered, to a certain extent, indicative of general coarseness. 
The color of the skin, as shown inside the ear, is usually considered 
indicative of the richness of the milk in butter. 
“ The horns should be of medium size, of fine texture, with an out- 
ward and upward turn, or inclining upwards and curving slightly inwards, ^ 
according to the taste of the breeder. They should be set on rather 
widely apart. A coarse horn may indicate a coarse and thick hide, as 
there seems an intimate relation between the composition of the horn, 
hair, and hide, and the influence of climate on horn and hair gives an 
appearance oftentimes of correlation between the two. 
The Top Points. 
“The neck shoul e of medium length throughout, and tapering to 
the throat, which should be clean or free from loose, hanging skin. Yet 
too thin a neck is not desirable, as it usually indicates a delicate animal. 
A thick-set neck, well covered yet not overladen with muscle, accompa- 
nies hardiness and vigor of constitution. 
“The junction of the neck with the body and over the shoulders is 
called the crops ; on a horse it would be called the withers. A hollow 
behind this point is a never-failing sign of weakness. The crops should 
blend in easily with a thin shoulder, lying snugly to the body. This 
shoulder and a well defined spine produce the sharpness of shoulder so 
much admired. The back should be straight, with spine well defined, 
especially forward. The tail long, firm in the bone, and set on a level 
with the back, without depression or notch. A fine tail usually accom- 
panies fine bone, and the fine bone is not only decrease of offal over 
heavy limbs, but accompanies early maturity, and a tendency to thrift. 
The limbs should be fine-boned, flat-boned, and with joints of moderate 
size. On thc'forward limbs the cow should stand low. Large joints and 
round bones are found very frequently on dull feeders and on animals of 
little profit. 
The Teato. 
“The teats should be of medium length, evenly set, and project 
slightly outward when the bag is full, of even thickness throughout, and 
of fine texture. They should be placed about one-third of the length of 
the “vessel” apart in one direction, and about one-half the other. 
When the udder is not distended, they should hang perpendicularly. 
Large teats, however desirable to the milker, are usually accompanied by 
