The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-28

the vessel is better protected from injury
by reason Of its position.
The levelness and extent forward is
preserved in great part by the tone or
elasticity Of the fibrous septum aud GOV.
ering. AS this tepacity has been OBJ.
tanned through generations of effort, it
indicates thorougbness of breeding sug.
gestive of high transmissive power, while
it aids 10 fulfilling the mechanical de.
mands toward economy Of form. The ex.
tent forward is also caused by the typical
fatness in the form OF the gland,
The squareness of outline, accompanied
with width and length, gives great cubi-
cal capacity AT IA time when "Old
Creamer,' the so called champion COW Of
the world, was claimed TO b. giving IS
lbs. daily Sept. 25, 1879, her udder
was Is inches in length, and measured
20 inches from side to side and end to
end-measuriug the gland portion along
the surface. We cannot, therefore, be
very far from right in calculating its
volume as a semi-sphere of IS inches d.
ameter. This gives 1926 cubic inches Of
capacity for 665 cubic inches Of milk at
a milking. Suppose this udder could
have been thrown forward only five inch
es, as well might be the same capacity
might be represented in square udder
but four inches deep, or, as more iairly
stated, figure formed by curve Of less
than FIVE inches deep on an oval base Of
the size supposed.
The length of the udder is also accom-
panied by length of quarter, and the
breadth by breadth of hip,which is need.
ed to furnish broad attachments. The
looseness of attachment behind is accom-
panied in all cases which | have exam
ined by openness Of vertebrn, and this
indicates certain laxity Of tissue and
vascularity of system so much desired.
The lobes should not be too well defined
to the sight, by clefts on the udder, for
such diminish the capacity Of that vessel
greatly.
The squareness Of the udder in its at
tachments not only indicates capa city
but the broad belly, which so almost uni
versally belongs to the COW that digests
her food. The milk veins and cscutcheon
should be Of the first quality; but as
these should be sought for on every dairy
animal irrespective of variety, they n esd
not be dwelt upon here.
AS it seems to be law that, when
nourishm ent flows to one part or organ
in excess, it rarely flows in excess else
where, we expect to follow the udder de-
scribed, lightness forward and free.
dom from fat The body 20 be well
ribbed, yet hollow to occur under the
short ribs when the COW is hungry OIL
thirsty. When there is always roundnes'
in this place, we may expect thrifty
eater and COW that will keep in condi
ton, but seldom deep mixer.
Fineness of udder, as the result o.
breeding, is almost universally accompa.
MED by fneness of form, and those breed
ers who breed to the udder may feel as
sured that if success meets them here, al
most all other features will come witt
little trouble.
If these deductions are true, it be-
hoovos the Ayrshire breeder to lay great
stress upon the quality Of the udder, and
it is to be earnestly hoped that an advance
originating from this feature of the COW
will be encouraged by the judges at oul
fairs. Iu this way only, as it seems tt
me, can the Ayrshire breeders in Ameri
ca compete with the breeders Of Ayr
Were the judges at our fairs required ii
all cases to give the reasons upon which
their decisions are founded, the line o
breeding indicated in thi. paper would b'
universally accepted, and superior COW
of this breed would become more univer