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never fail to have the animals moved, for while cattle are 

 not expected to show the action of trotting horses, prompt 

 steps showing plenty of vigor indicate that the animal is in 

 good vigorous condition and will, in all probability, be a suc- 

 cessful stock getter. 



Form, constitution, quality and breed type are the import- 

 ant points in judging and selecting Angus cattle. The first 

 three are clearly brought out by the requirement of the scale 

 of points; and so far as breed type is concerned, the poired 

 head, black color, low set, loggy form, with such wealth of 

 flesh as to render the body almost a perfect cylinder, com- 

 prises the essential characteristics. 



