The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-23

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the COW and should reach to or below
the hooks and carry a good switch.
This renders it most useful in brush
ing flies. which appears to be its chief
| purpose.
In judging the quality and condition
of the muscular tissue of the body one
should remember to take into consid-
GRAFTON the size, age, and stage of
lactation of the animal. The bone
and muscular tissues in a large COW
are naturally heavier than in a small
one and there is not the apparent re-
finement and spareness of form in the
large breeds that is noted in the
smaller ones. Marked coarseness,
however, In any animal is usually
accompanied by a sluggish DISPOSE
ton which in dairy cow prevents
her from performing satisfactorily.
Young heifers with first calf usually
carry more flesh than COWS of mature
form. All properly fed cows usually
show higher condition of flesh de-
velopment toward the close of their
lactation and prior to freshening than
they do when four or five months adj
vanced in lactation.
The Udder.-The udder Is the milk
secreting organ and it's proper devel-
opment is, therefore, essential. In
many instances cows of large digestive
capacity and of dairy breeding have
failed in production apparently on &C
count of poorly developed udders The
udder consists of two large glands,
each of which is more or less distinct
ly divided to correspond with each OF
the four teats and form the quarters
The duct of each teat enters a small
cavity termed the milk cistern. The
milk cistern Of each quarter is more
or less surrounded by lobes of glant
tissue held in position and closely to
gether by connecting tissue. These
lobes may be lkened to thick punches
of grapes since each lobe has severa
lobules corresponding to the grapes
The lobules are made OF small divisions
called alveoli which correspond to the
seeds of grapes. These alveoli are
constructed of small cells surrounded
by fine network of blood vessels and
nerves and it is by these cells that the
milk Is secreted
The best cows have comparatively
large udders with equally developed
quarters extending well forward I'M
derneath the body and a good distance
up behind and between the thighs.
Poor attachment giving a swinging or
pendant type of udder and deficiency
and irregularity in the development of
the quarters are criticisms to be Of
fered on many cows. The quality of
the udder when examined by handling
should reveal gland tissue of fine,
plastic texture rather than fatty tissue
or texture that Is coarse and hard.
The circuIatory system.-This sys-
tenn determines the activity of the
cow with respect to all parts of the
body. Only when in perfect health
and all parts of the body are actively
performing their respective functions
can the dairy COW be expected to yield
a large flow of milk When the COW
is sick or by virtue of her poor indi-
viduality is dull and morbid there is
an inactivity of all the glands of the
body resulting in dry. harsh condi-
ton of the skin, staring coat, and |
low production of milk. The circula,
tory system includes the heart, lungs, |
arteries and veins since these organs |
respectively force, purify and, carry
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body. When food becomes digested |
and assimilated the blood must carry |
it to the parts of the body demanding
1T and in the dairy COW the glands of |
the udder demand large share of the
nourishment Of the blood for the secre- |
ton of milk. The size and character
Of the milk veins, more properly
termed "mammary veins" and the |
milk wells on the underside of the |
body are the best indications of how |
much blood passes through the udder. |
These veins do not cary milk as some |
people believe, but carry a large Dor
lion of the blood away from the udder
The blood passes into the udder
through arteries located deep on the
inner side of the thighs. If one were
below mill propelled by
water wheel and noted the race filed
With water from the mill he would
have reason to believe that the mill
vas in operation and performing its
work. Likewise when one observes
arge, branching mammary veins en-
ering the body through wells of suffi-