080 



BOAKD OK AGKIC'ULTUHK. 



SCORE CARD FOR BKEF CATTLE. 



Scale of Points. 



Standard. 



Student's 

 Score. 



Corrected. 



General Appearance (40 points) — 



1. Weijrht, estimated lbs.; actual lbs. 



iieeordinK to age 



2. Form, straight top line and underline; deep, broad, 



low set, siylish 



3. Quality, firm handling; fine hair, pliable skin: 



dense, clean bone; evenly fleshed without ties or 

 rolls 



4. Coniiition, deep, even covering of firm flesh, espe- 



cially in region of valu ble cuts 



Head and Neck (7 points) — 



5. Muzzle, mouth larite: lips thin; nostrils large 



6. Eves, large, clear, placid 



7. Face, short, expressive 



8. Forehead, broad, full 



9. Ear.s, medium size, fine texture 



10. Neck, thick, fhort; throat clean 



Foreqiiartrrs (\> points) — 



11. Shoulder Vein, full 



12. Shoulder, covered with flesh, compacton top, snug. . 



13. Brisket, advanced, breast wide 



14 Dewlap, skin not too loo^e and drooping 



15. Legs, straight, short, arm full; shank fine, smooth 

 Body (30 poin's)— 



16. Chest, full, deep, wide; girth large; crops full 



17. Ribs, long, arched, thickly fleshed 



18. Back, broad, straight 



19. Loin, thick, broad 



20. Flank, full, even with udder line 



Hindquarters (14 iioints) — 



21. Hips, smoothly covered; distance apart in propor- 

 tion with other parts _ .. 



Rump, long, wide, even; wide tail head, smooth, 

 not patchy 



Pin Bones, not prominent, far apart 



Thighs. full 



Twi.-t, deep, plump; purse in steers full, indicating 

 fleshiness 



Legs, straight, short, .shank fine, smooth 



22. 



23. 

 24. 



25. 



26. 



Total , 



10 

 10 



10 

 10 



100 



Animals Date. 



Student 



