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7. Neck straight, thin, rather long, with clean throat and not heavy at the shoulders, ... 4 



8. Shoulders sloping and lean; withers thin; breast neither deficient nor beefy, .... 3 



9. Back level to the setting on of tail, and broad across the loin, ...... 4 



10. Barrel hooped, broad and deep at the flank, 8 



11. Hips wide apart and fine in the bone ; rump long and broad, 4 



12. Thighs long, thin, and wide apart ; with legs standing square, and not to cross in walking, . 4 



13. Legs short, small below the knees, with small hoofs, 3 



14. Tail fine, reaching the hocks, with good switch, 3 



15. Hide thin and mellow, with fine, soft hair, 4 



16. Color of hide when the hair is white, on udder and inside of ears, yellow, .... 5 



17. Fore udder full in form, and running well forward, ......... 8 



18. Hind udder full in form, and well up behind, 8 



19. Under udder free from long hair, and not fleshy, . 5 



20. Teats rather large, wide apart, and squarely placed, 6 



21. Milk veins prominent, ............... 5 



22. Escutcheon high and broad, and full on thighs, 8 



23. Disposition quiet and good-natured, 3 



24. General appearance, rather bony than fleshy, 6 



Perfection 100 



In judging heifers, omit Nos. 17, 18, and 21. 



The same Scale of Points shall be used in judging bulls, omitting Nos. 17, 18, 19, and 21, and mak 

 ing due allowance for masculinity. 



It is also recommended in the same connection that judges at fairs do not award prizes 

 to animals falling below the following minimum standard, viz.: cows, 70 counts; heifers, 55 

 counts; bulls, 50 counts. 



Testing Jersey COWS. The milk of the Jersey cow is extremely rich, and of a yellow 

 color, furnishing a remarkably large proportion of cream and butter. So superior is their 

 milk in quality, that even two or three good cows of this breed will materially change the 

 quality of the cream and butter in a herd of eighteen or twenty cows. While the Jersey 

 generally produces less milk in quantity than some of the larger breeds, yet its exceeding rich 

 ness more than makes up for the difference in this respect. But with reference to the latter, 

 it must be remembered that the size of the animal should be taken into account, and that in 

 proportion to its size, and quantity of food consumed, the Jersey also gives a fair quantity 

 of milk. 



In order to show what has been accomplished with this breed in the production of milk 

 and butter, we give a few statements, some of which have been furnished especially for this 

 work at our request. It is to be regretted that in such tests, the statement has not in all cases 

 been furnished respecting the amount and kind of food given during the time in which the 

 milk and butter records were made, as the amount and quality of food would of course mate 

 rially affect the secretion of milk. But since the object of giving the result of the tests is not. 

 to determine the respective merits of individuals of this breed, but rather to show its value in 

 the production of milk rich in butter qualities, the records are sufficiently definite for the 

 latter purpose. 



Jersey Queen of Barnet. The following milk and butter record of this noted animal, 

 as furnished us by her present owner, Mr. A. B. Dai-lino-, of New York, is for one year, begin 

 ning May 20, 1881, and ending May 20, 1882, the amount of milk produced during that time 

 being 12,854 Ibs., 6 oz., and of butter the enormous quantity of 851 Ibs., 1 oz. 



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