SUPPORTER OF TYPE

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21938, 12 November 1936, Page 10

SUPPORTER OF TYPE

VALUE OF GOOD UDDERS Mr Cuthbert Nairn, of Sycamore Farm, Pennsylvania (United States), has a- word to say in the “Ayrshire Digest” about the need for maintaining breed type:— “I want a cow that has striking breed character, ample capacity, t real dairy type, and quality throughout her entire make up. By capacity I mean those important parts of a cow that are responsible for her being able to produce efficiently. I haven’t much use for a cow that is not a profitable producer. “I have never seen a real cow that did not have plenty of digestive capacity and the ability to handle an abundance of feed. . . . The udder is the most important part of the cow. A poor udder is about the worst fault that a cow- can have. . . *.■

“There are real advantages in having udders built right. Udders that are so built are protected from injuries that come to udders that hang down where they are easily struck or stepped upon. They are easier to keep clean. It,is easier to make clean milk from them and there is no question but what they wear better. . , . "Some cows become/ worthless because of their undesirable hind legs, which should be nearly straight when viewed from the rear with the hocks squarely set. If a cow has the right kind of feet and legs she can’ stand long years on concrete. , . . “You will agree with me that it is a lot easier for the cow that is built right to produce efficiently year after year than the cow that is not properly made. ...”