I placed this class of Under 4 years of age Milking does as:

E-F-A-C-B-D

Best Udder in Class goes to Entry E for the reasons below.

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Entry E places over Entry F in General Appearance.  Entry E has more angulation in the rear leg when viewed from the side,  she is stronger in her topline especially in the chine with a more desirable slope to her rump and she has more extension to her brisket.  In Body Capacity she is deeper in the heart girth.  In the Mammary System she has a stronger medial suspensory ligament, in relation to her udder shape she has better teat placement and more extension to the fore udder.

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Entry F over Entry A in General Appearance.  Entry F has smoother blending of her neck into the withers, longer leaner neck, and when viewed from above more width from hips to pin bones.  In Body Capacity she is deeper in the barrel giving a better dairy wedge in Dairy Character from the side view.  In the Mammary System Entry F has a more capacious udder with more fullness in the fore udder.

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Entry A over Entry C in General Appearance.  Entry A has smoother blending of her neck into the withers, when viewed from the top her shoulder is flatter which blends smoother into the chest wall and she is wider in the hips giving a better dairy wedge in Dairy Character.  In the Mammary System she has a more capacious udder, fuller and rounder in the escutcheon area and more length and diameter to the teats.

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Entry C over Entry B in General Appearance.  Entry C has stronger straighter fore legs and better angulation of the rear legs when viewed from the side, she in longer in bone and has a more desirable slope to her jump.  In Body Capacity she is deeper in the heart girth and barrel.  In the Mammary System she has more height in the escutcheon area and more fullness in the fore udder.

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Entry B over Entry D in General Appearance.  Entry B is stronger in the pasterns has a closer toe set, stronger in the chine, when viewed from above she has a smoother shoulder blend into the chest wall with more width in the rump to create a better dairy wedge in Dairy Character.  In the Mammary System she has equal halves to the udder which is carried well above the hocks.

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Entry D although standing last in this class is to be commended for her Body Capacity being deep in the heart girth and barrel, in General Appearance she has good width between the fore legs and hocks and good length of bone.  In the Mammary System she has a capacious udder with good teat length and diameter.