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XIIT. Chpst broad and deep, 



XIV. I?arrel-hooj)ed, jjroad and deep, 



XV. ^^'cll ribbed home, having but little space between the last rib and 

 the hips, 



XVI. Back straight from the withers to the top of the hip, 



XVII. Back straight from the lop of the hips to the setting on of the 

 tail, and the tai|at right angles with the back, 



XVIII. Tail fine, ^ 

 'XIX. Tail hanging down to the hocks, 



XX. Hide ihin and movable, but nut too loose, 



XXI. Hide covered with fine and soft hair, 



XXII. Hide of a good color, 



XXIII. I'ore legs short, straight and fine, 



XXIV. Fore arm swelling, and full above the knee and fine below it, 



XXV. Hind quarters from the hock to the point of the rump, long and 

 ■well filled up, 1 



XXVI. Hind legs short and straight, (below the hocks,) and bones 

 rather fine, I 



XXVII. Hii.d legs Squarely placed, and not too close together, when 

 viewed from behind, I 



XXVIII. Hind legs not to cross in walking, 



XXIX. Hoofs small, 



XXX. Udder full in form, that is, well in line with the belly, 



XXXI. Udder well up behind, 



XXXII. Teats large and squarely placed, being wide apart, 



XXXIII. Milk veins very prominent, 



XXXIV. Growth, 



XXXV. General appearance, 



XXXVI. Condition, 



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Three points should be deducted from the number required for the perfection 

 of heifers, as their udder and milk-veins cannot be fully developed. A heifer- 

 will be considered perfect at thirty-three points. 



No prize shall be awarded to cows or heifers having less than twenty-nine 

 points. 



Bulls having obtained twenty-six points, and cows and heifers twenty-eight 

 points, without pedigree, shall be allowed to be branded, but cannot take a prize. 



The following scale of Points is offered with much diffidence, in the hope that 

 it may aid, at least, in forming some system. If societies or committees would 

 adopt some such known standard, to be followed in similar cases, it would be 

 found, it is thought, of essential service : — 



Scale of Points for Cows and Heifers for the Dairy. 

 I. Head small, l^-an and tapering, eye full, lively and mild, ears small, 

 ora-ige within, horns small, 5 



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