Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-28
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PolNrs OF 4 Coon MILKkR.-A very fair
estimate Of the probable future value Of a calf
or hcifsr may be made from the time Of Its
birth. If 1t Is the produce Of good COW, 1t will
probably inherit the good points Of the dam If
the dam Is poor COW, the calf will 10 all like
hbood not improve upon her. Ii, however,
bull descended from good milking stock has
been used, the calf may in all probability inher-
1t some Of these good qualities. But 10 amea-
sure this Is guess work, and there are so many |
exceptions tnat no well established rule can be |,
formed from the merits OF the ancestry Of calf.
There are, however some corroborative circum- |
stances which 60 to help the Judgment In form |
ing decided aud very generally correct opin-
| ion. II the calf hos o masculine appearance,
with coarse head, heavy fore-quarters, coarse
| hair, dull eye, no well-devaloped teats, or II
the teats are all In bunch and not regularly
placed equidistant from each other, and II there
Is no marked escutcheon, thereafter explained,)
| that calf may as well GO to the butcher; for, In
ninty-nine cases out Of hundred, such one
will turn out poor mixer. II, on the contrar
ry, the calf exhibits points exactly contrary 10
these, and her Ancestry are Of good milking
stock, such Que shout he well cared for, anI
her natural or promising qualities SHOULD he de-
veloped with skill snd patience. A heifer con-
mences TO get her permanent teeth at the aye OF
fifteen months. The first or milk teeth are
tuen In course Of disappearance. At eighteen
months two tSeth, the central permanent insc-
sors, have appeared. At about two years the
, uext pair appear, at which age there are still
lett four (two on each sde) Of the milk teeth
At three years two more permanent cutting
teeth appear, and at four the whole eight have
appeared. The last two teeth become fully
/ grown during ihe next year, and at five the
: COW Is "full-inouthed," and begins to show the
line Of wearing down in the ceulte Of tue centre
teeth. The points universally recognized as
determining good mixer are as follows: A
E,,.. LaaI E,,a al An, ola f,
, eye, placid, gentle air aud disposition, ngh
y fore-quarters Yet good chest, hlling out the
ribs. deep, but not "pot-beuied' abdomen, deel
hind quarters, giving the animal sort Of
n wedge shape, o fully-developed but not low
:, hanging udder, with teats placed at regular dis
tanc9. apart aud oil good size, large milk-veii
!. coming well forward, a good cscutcheon, q tn'
long tail, mellow, loose skin, fne but abundan
IN hair, yellow skin, and tips Of tie horns ais
10 yellow. When those outward signs appear, Il
cav will, in great majority Of cases, bs a goo
4, mi ker, ii Otherwise, 1t will he from some defeS
r III her health or her treatment Generally Tues
-, points combine to make pleasing aud attrat
tive animal, with peculiarly feminine chara
ter, and 10 unskiled or Impractical peisoi
seem to convey, intuitively as well as correct,
favorable idea of tie milking properties OF
COW.
The escutcheon Is considered II very trus
n, worthy evidence Of milking qualities. 1t co
|. II ssts in streak or patch Of hair reversed in
n. growth, and seen OH the rear part of the Jude
on the inside oftbe thighs and up the hind p,
IA | of the COW, between, or OIL the edge of, u
N' buttocks, to the tall. This patch Of hair gro'
"a ing upward, has a distinct boundary, which a
M, pears sort Of ridge where it meets the dow
al ward growing hair Of the rest of the body.
'ns places there are cllrs and lines, to which son
for Of those protesting TO know more OF this mi
ter than other people attach great significant
But, almost universally, the presence Of lar
49,, and wcll-dehued escutcheon is u certain ina
sta of good mixer, and one that will hold q
.ls. well IN time OF yield, when combined vi
lie, more striking characteristics already mention,
.r. Bulls possessing good escutcheons are to
md Nho'oh III W VtuciS ioi oicciibe'