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the confidence of the community. Those made by individuals 

 in various parts of the State have been very valuable to the 

 experimenters, and in some cases very costly, but as long as 

 there is no concert of action, our ignorance and confusion of 



of strength, power and constitution. The spine should be strong, the bones of the 

 loin, long and broad, and the whole muscular system wide and thoroughly devel- 

 oped over the entire frame. 



HEREFORDS. 

 Purity of Blood, as traced back to the satisfaction of committees, to imported 



blood, on both sides, from some known EngUsh breeder, or as found in Eyton'a 



Hereford Herd Book. 



The Head — moderately small, with a good width of forehead, tapering to the 

 muzzle ; the cheek-bone rather deep, but clean in the jaw, .... 3 



The Nose, light in its color, and the whole head free from fleshiness, . . 2 



The Eye full, mild, and cheerful in its expression, 2 



The Ear of medium size, 1 



The Horns — light and tapering, long and spreading, with an outward and 

 upward turn, giving a gay and lofty expression to the whole head, . . 2 



The Neck — of a medium length ; full in its junction with the shoulders, 

 spreading well over the shoulder points and tapering finely to the head, . 2 



The Chest — broad, round, and deep ; its floor running well back of the 

 elbows, which, with a springing fore-rib, gives great interior capacity to this all 

 important portion of the body 14 



The Brisket — lohen in flesh, largely developed, descending low between the 

 legs, and deep, by covering the anterior portion of the sternum, or breast bone, 

 but never interfering with the action of the animal when in working condition, 4 



The Shoulder — lying snugly and closely in towards the top and spreading 

 towards tlie points ; the blade sloping somewhat back, and running pretty well 

 up into the withers, which by rising a very trifle above the level line of the 

 back, gives to the ox a very upstanding, and beautiful fore-end. The whole 

 shoulder well clothed with muscle, 3 



The C/-o^j.s— filling all up evenly behind the shoulders, and blending them 

 smoothly with the muscles of the back, 3 



The Back, loin and hips, should be broad, wide and level, ... 8 



The Bumps should lie nearly, or quite level -with the back, and their cover- 

 ing should be abundant, mellow, loose, and freely moving under the hand, 

 thus showing great aptitude to fatten 4 



The Pelvis — roomy ; indicated by wide hips, as already mentioned, and the 

 space between the rumps, which should stand well apart, giving a general 

 breadth to the posterior portion of the animal, 3 



The Twist, broad and full, extending well doAvn on each side of the thigh, 

 with corresponding width— a broad twist is a good indication of a butcher's 

 animal, 5 



The Hind Quarters — large and thoroughly developed in its upper and more 

 valuable portions, as beef. The thigh gradually tapering to the hock but 

 muscular g 



