I02 THE JERSEY, ALDERNEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 



The scale of the Jersey Society was formerly con- 

 structed on the basis of orivincr one mark to each of 



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31 points on bulls and heifers, and 34 points on cows, 

 so that each point, if sufficiently perfect, received its 

 mark, and if not, was dropped altogether. This was 

 altered afterward by increasing the number of points 

 on both bulls and cows to 100, and giving the greatest 

 number of points to the most important parts of the 

 animal; thus, in cows, 14 points are given to the udder, 

 teats, and milk-veins, whereas by the former scale but 

 one point each, or three points in all were allotted; and 

 while the cow miofht be fairlv eood in each of those 

 points yet she might be cut off of them entirely, and 

 thus lose 3 points in a scale of 31 ; whereas by the 

 new scale she may be allotted two or more points to 

 each and thus show her true value. It is also the same 

 in the scale of the American Jersey Cattle Club Herd 

 Register ; though the allotment of points is different 

 and better in the American scale. 



The intelligent and impartial, use of this scale cannot 

 fail to raise the standard of our exhibition cattle, by 

 requiring them to be well formed In every essential 

 part in order to obtain the highest prizes. Defects of 

 form are often covered up by superfluous flesh, whereby 

 the unskilled eye is Imposed upon, and the estimate of 

 the crowd Is rendered incorrect. It is the duty of judges 

 to probe this excess of fat, and find the true points of 

 the animal, and breeders will be obliged to conform. 

 American Jerseys will be kept pure in their charac- 



