The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-02-18

Shodioers ying sDugly 10 the body !;
thin at their tops, small Mt their points,
not long in tho blade. nor loaded with
muscle.
Briskot light
Neck ofmedium length. clean in the
throat, very light imongh .ut.aod taper.
ing to the head
Tail long and slender.
Legs short, bones iinc, joints fine.
If the dairgmau's policy were other
wise, he would have to supply extra food
Tor the support of parts useless to him,
and whose larger development is OF no es-
pecial value.
The next points that | shall consider
are the ornamental, aud these Include in
part the divisions | have just considered:
not far from it but still as their correla-
tons are not so obvious 1t is better to
class them so at present. shall suggest,
however, certain opinions as | pass on.
The head should be small - in shape
either long and narrow, or broad in the
forehead and short, according to the type
Of animal preferred by the breeder. Gen.
orally preferred somewhat dishing. The
nose tapcring to an expanded muzzc, with
good lean nostris. Opinions differ as
to the general shape of the head A
broad forehead and short face occurs
more frequently in bulls, and is general
ly esteemed u masculine characteristic
more elongated face is called feminine.
Yet some families Of wcll.brcd and good
milking Ayrshire COWS have the broad
and short head, and such were, at one
time, if not now, the lavoritcs in the show
yard in Scotland.
The oyo should be moderately fall,
lively yet placid looking. Tho eys is a
mirror Of the disposition, and iptcrprets
the character Of the COW; = fretful irrit-
able animal is seldom quick fttener,
aud usually dlsappolnts at the pail. 1t
also gives expression to the features, and
physioguomy aids our Judgment
The ears should be of good size, but
thin and their skin of rich yellow color.
Coarse cars are usually found on il.brcd
animals, and thus may be considered, to
a certain extent, indicative Of general
coarsenes-. The color of the skin, as
shown inside the ear, is usually consider
ed indicative Of the richness of the milk
in butter. Analogically. this idea may
be correct but [ am not aware Of its
ever having been oxperimentally proved.
The car is found notched occasionally in
certain families, generally in come other
families. This ia a curious Illustration Of
an injury becoming Unbeatable fit be
true, as has been stated, that it has aris-
en- from former Practice Of uo,ohing the
ear, as mark OF ownership,
The horns should be Of medium size of
fine texture, with an outward and upward
turn, or inclining upwards and coming
slightly inwards, according TO the taste
Of the breeder. They should be set OIL
rather widely apart 4 coarse horn may
Indicate . coarse and thick hide, as there
seems an intimate relation between the
composition of the horn, hair, and cuts
or hide and the influence OF climate on
the horn and hair gives an appearance
oItentimos ofcorrolaiion between the two.
If | may venture an opinion, | should say
that the moist climate Of Scotland appears
to form .arrcr horn and NOR, mossv
hair than the arv climate Of tbo United
S,ates. II is diiin,f ho,vcyer IN cl;ni.
nate tho effect Of breeding; and in-brood-
ing, when used to an extreme, seems. a.
monq its other effects TO diminish the
horn. # NAV be a theoretical consider.
ot;or ybotbcy IN clonao.ol or~yol Nom
NAV not indicate som6 lock Of yiril;tv as
such shane aopears tynical Of the eas.
tratod male
The noel, .bonlJ bo NJ ,uod;r, lc,,,b
ycry lioht ,brouobout or5 torcrin~ TO- The
throat Which .boYlJ h, cls,n or H.. from
loose. han,inr slin Yn,,t,o Tin nccL
is not desirable as it usp,lly ;nI,.r.,s a
delicate animal , tb;cL.s't no., veil
covered ,ot no, ov,rl.den WIKI ,nn.clc
aceomnanios bnrAina. a and viror n con.
stituti6n IN NV evnorienco bsys so,nc.
times ,honrbt that m ev.,cn,oIv hin
neck NAV he broucbt about bv aor1o,,bot
close ip.bresd,ng
The junction Of the noel. with the hodv
and over the ,honlacr, +, called me
crops on n horse il voula h, called the
witbers 4 hollow bohir1 his ,oint !,
q never tailipc eiyn Of weakness The
cron, sbonld Blend in c..;ly with mi,
sbonlde, lvip, srngIv 70 tyo baJ,, Th;.
sbonldor and a woII'def0oJ e,;ns ,,odncs
the SHARPNESS of .bonIder 50 ,ancb admir.
81
The hack sbonld he stra;cbt with en-, no
well defined e.nocialIv torv,,d TbC
tail lone firm in the homo and set On :,
Lowell with tbo L,ct vi,bout asnro.s;on
or notch 4 fno tau r,noII, ooaa,on,n
les fine hone md fine bone !. not pnlr
decrease If off, ov,, boary linz. hn,
acoomnapies early m,tu,;tv AMI ton,
doncv 10 thrift The l;Ib. .bor,1 b,
6ne.boned aat.honed md viii ;o;nts ~
m,dorotn si1o NJ 49, co.,na NV ,u'' ~, ~
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