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Show POINTS OF GOOD DAIRY COW Animal Is Machine to Manufacture Largest Amount of Milk From Food Consumed Her Make-Up. (By R. II. WILLIAMS. Dopartment ol Animal HuBbandry, University o( Arizona-) The dairy cow Is a miichlne to manufacture the lurgest amount oi milk from the food consumed. It has been found that the cows which make the most efficient milk machines ma-chines are those with special dairy points. The dairy cow Hhould be medium to large In size and show considerable angularity In outline. She should he feminine in appearance, appear-ance, have a rather long neck, smooth shoulders, prominent backbone, with open ribs, and a nice silky coat of hair with mellow, pliable skin. All , , f Head of Contented Cow. good dairy cows have a large barrel and a large capacity udder. The udder should be attached high behind and extend ex-tend well up toward the belly. The width of the udder should be as great as possible. One should look carefully for the mammary development In the dairy cow. Tills consists of large veins, which extend along the abdomen from the udder towards the front limbs. The veins should be large, crooked, branching out, extending well towards the front legs and entering the body through large holes called milk wells. Such a cow should pay her way and produce the largest amount of milk from a given quantity of food. |