Rural School Leaflet 



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This point may be determined by feeling the condition of the skin over the 

 ribs, testing it for looseness, thickness, and pliability. 



Score Card for Dairy Cow 



Scale of points 



General appearance, 27 



Weight — estimated pounds; actual 



Form — wedge shape as viewed from front, side, and top 



Form — spare as indicated by prominent joints and clean bone and 



lack of muscular development along ribs and loins 



Ouality — hair fine, soft; skin pliable, loose, medium thickness; 



*" secretion yellow, abundant ;••■•. 



Constitution — vigorous as indicated by alert expression, evidently 



active vital functions, and general healthy appearance 



Head and neck, 6 



Muzzle — clean cut; mouth large; nostrils large 



Eyes — large, bright 



Face — lean, long; quiet expression 



Forehead — broad, slightly dished 



Ears — medium size; fine texture 



Neck — fine, medium length ;. throat clean; light dewlap. 



Fore and hind quarters, 1 1 



Withers — lean, thin; shoulders, ang^ilar, not fleshy. 



Hips — far apart; not lower than spine 



Rump — long, wide, comparatively level 



Thurls — high, wide apart 



Thighs — thin, long 



Legs — straight, short; shank fine 



Body, 20 



Chest — deep; with large girth and broad on floor of chest; well- 

 sprung ribs 



Abdomen — large, deep; indicative of capacity; well supported . 



Back — lean, straight, chine open. Tail, long, slim, with fine 

 switch 



Loin — broad 



Milk-secreting organs, 36 



Udder — large, long, attached high and full behind; extending far 



in front and full ; quarters even 



Udder — capacious, flexible, with loose, pliable skin covered with 



short, fine hair 



Teats — convenient size, evenly placed 



Milk veins — large tortuous, long, branching, with large milk wells 



Total. 



Perfect 

 score 



10 

 4 



20 



10 



2 

 4 



100 



Points 

 idlowcd 



From the rear of the cow, the wedge shape from the top should be 

 noted. The withers form the point of this wedge, and the lines from the 

 withers to the points of the hip bones form the sides, During the entire 



