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demerits. In general appearance, the ideal dairy cow 
shows a greater depth of body at the rear than at the 
front. The hind legs should be wide apart to give a 
place for a well formed udder. The distance between 
the points of the hip bones and the distance between 
the pin bones should be wide apart. The animals should 
be free from fatty tissue, the skin soft and pliable, the 
neck long, the ribs well sprung, eyes prominent, well 
shaped head, flanks thin, and she should be alert and 
healthy. 
Fig. 56.—A good type of feeder. 
Jerseys.—Jerseys are one of the most popular breeds 
of dairy cattle in the South. They are noted for their 
heavy butter production and good milk yield with a 
fine yellow color. The fat globules are large, which 
makes the milk churn easily. This wins favor with 
the housewife who keeps a cow for family use. This 
breed of cattle originated on the Island of Jersey, a 
small island eleven miles long and nine miles wide, 
in the English Channel. The natives of the island have 
bred their cattle for more than two hundred years with¬ 
out introducing new blood. 
