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these. No other importations were made until in 1882, when 

 importations were made by Mr. Geo. W. Harris of Connecti- 

 cut, the cattle being selected by a Mr. Scott, who had studied 

 the breed, and believed it well adapted to the New England 

 States. In 1883 and following years Mr. Scott selected other 

 importations. These were sold, as was the 1882 importation, 

 to the New England breeders, and soon demonstrated their 

 usefulness. Other importations have taken place at various 

 times since, and the breed has slowly gained; in the East, 

 solely because of the hardiness of the cattle and their milk- 

 ing qualities, while in the Central West, their adaptability 

 to dual purpose requirements have been recognized and 

 seized on. 



The scale of points is as follows: 



Adopted by Breeders' Association. 



Points. 



1. Head. Medium size and rather long 2 



2. Face. Dished, broad between the eyes and narrow be- 



tween the horns 2 



3. Ears. Of a deep orange color within 1 



4. Nose. Black, square, and with the mouth surrounded 



by a light, meal-colored band, tongue black 2 



5. Eyes. Full and placid 1 



G. Horns. Rather short, flattish and regularly set with 



black tips 5 



7. Neck. Straight, rather long and not too heavy at 



shoulders 4 



8. Chest. Broad and deep 4 



9. Back. Level to the setting on the tail and broad 



across the loin G 



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



11. Hips. Wide apart, rump long and broad 4 



12. Thighs. Wide with heavy quarters 4 



13. Legs. Short and straight with good hoofs 4 



14. Tail. Slender, pliable, not too long, with good switch 4 



15. Hide. Thin and movable.. 3 



