ART. 4.--Shoulders fine and well placed. Fore legs short, straight, and well spread apart. Fore arm wide, muscular, slightly swelling, and full above the knee; the bone fine and flat below. Knees well knit and strong. Foot flat and in shape of an oblong semi-circle. Horn of the hoof sound, and of a clear waxy color. 2 ART. 5.--Chest broad, deep and projecting--the brisket on a lower line than the belly. 5 ART. 6.--Barrel round, deep, and well ribbed up to the hips. 4 ART. 7.--Back short, strong and straight, from the withers to the setting of the tail. Crop round and full. Loin broad. Huckle bones on a level with the back. Tail well set, on a level with the back or very slightly below it; fine and gradually diminishing to a point; and hanging without the brush, an inch or so below the hock, at right angles with the back. 4 ART. 8.--Hind quarters from the huckles to the point of the rump long and well filled up. Twist well let down and full. Hind legs short, straight, and well spread apart; gradually swelling and rounding above the hock; the bone fine and flat below. Foot flat and in shape of an oblong semi-circle. Horn of the hoof sound and of a clear waxy color. Legs not to cross each other in walking, nor to straddle behind. 3 ART. 9.--Udder broad, full, extending well forward along the belly, and well up behind. Teats of a good size for the hand; squarely placed with a slight oblique pointing out; wide apart; when pressed by the hand the milk flowing from them freely. Extra teats, indicative of good milking qualities, but should never be milked, as they draw the bag out of shape. Milk veins large and swelling. Milk excelling either in quantity or quality for making butter or cheese. 5 ART. 10.--Skin of a medium thickness; movable and mellow; a white color is admissible, but a rich cream or orange much preferable. Hair well covering the hide; soft and fine, and if undercoated with soft, thick fur in the winter, so much the better. Color pure white; red roan; bright red; red and white; spotted roan, or reddish yellow and white. (A black or dark brown nose, or rim round the eye; black or dark brown spots on the skin and hair decidedly objectionable, and indicative of coarse meat and bad blood.) 3 ART. 11.--Good handler. 4 ART. 12.--Sure and good breeder. 4 ART. 13.--General appearance. 2 -- Perfection. 50