THE UDDER AS AN INDICATION OF MILK YIELD.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 10 March 1923, Page 3

THE UDDER AS AN INDICATION OF MILK YIELD.

Practical men who have had their minds purged from < fads have rightly come to the conclusion that the only infallible tests of the dairy capacities of a cow are the milk scales and Babcock tester, and that the quality and capacity of the udder itself are the most important indications of such. We should beware of the fleshy udder, because if we'judge by outward appearance; such gives, great promise, Out never fails to disappoint. The perfect udder has a fine elastic, skin, and, when empty> hangs in loose folds; 7but the fleshy udder looks almost as full-after milking as before. It is a remarkable fact that the former type of udder is, as a rule, the easier of the two to milk, a' copious flow; being obtained with comparatively little effort on the milker's part.