Soil culture and modern farm methods (1916) (14782372972)

Identifier: soilculturemoder00taylrich (find matches)
Title: Soil culture and modern farm methods
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Taylor, Warren E. 1854- Deere & Co., Moline, Ill
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: Moline, Ill
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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n thedairy t>T)e, as contrasted with the close, compact structure which isdesirable in the beef type. Loins. Should be fairly broad. The hip bones rather high andwell apart. The bones, moreover, are often rather farther forwardthan in the beef type. This gives a long and strong hind quarter. Thighs. The thighs should be thin, especially on the inside, inorder to give room for a large udder. Flank. The flank is well up, and rather thin. Legs. The legs should be rather short and the hind legs may berather crooked. The bones of the legs should be moderately fine.The fore legs are comparatively near together, the hind legs wide apart. Tail. The tail should be long and fine, with a long switch. A longtail is belived to indicate that the vertebrae of the backbone are some-what loosely connected, which, as has been pointed out, is consideredhighly desirable. The General Outline. When looked at from the side, the generaloutline should be that of a wedge, the upper line or line of the back-
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bone and the lower line or line of the belly approaching each otherfrom behind. When looked at from behind or from above, the animalshould also present a wedge shape, the lines of the wedge approachingeach other from rear to front. The dairy cow, therefore, shows adouble wedge. The ribs, to harmonize with this general wedge shapeare rather flat immediately behind the shoulders. At this point theydo not spring out very widely but, toward the posterior part of theanimal, the ribs spring out from the backbone more and more broadlyin order to give room for large internal organs, for a big workshop. The Udder. The udder should not be very pendent but shouldobtain capacity by breadth, being wide from side to side, extendingwell forward, well backward also, and high up between the thighs.It should be broadly and firmly attached to the abdomen. The skinof the udder should be thin and delicate. The udder should be wellfilled out at the bottom between the teats, and the latter should bewide apa