146 CHARACTERISTICS OP HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS. 



Escutcheon, 8. Largest and finest. Discredit, v. s. y 2 ; s. 1; 

 m. 2; v. m. 3; e. 4. 



Perfection, 100 points. 



General Vigor. For deficiency inspectors shall discredit from 

 the total received not to exceed eight points. Discredit, 

 v. s. 1; s. 2; m. 3; v. m. 5; e. 8. 



General Symmetry and Fineness. For deficiency inspectors 

 shall discredit from the total received not to exceed eight 

 points. Discredit, v. s. 1; s. 2; m. 3; v. m. 5; e. 8. 



General Style and Bearing. For deficiency inspectors shall 

 discredit from the total received not to exceed eight points. 

 Discredit, v. s. 1; s. 2; m. 3; v. m. 5; e. 8. 



Credits for Excess of Requirement in Production. A cow 

 shall be credited one point in excess of what she is other- 

 wise entitled to for each and every eight per cent, that her 

 milk or butter record exceeds the minimum requirement. 



In scaling for the Advanced Register, defects caused solely 

 by age, or by accident, or by disease not hereditary, shall 

 not be considered. But in scaling for the show ring such de- 

 fects shall be considered and duly discredited. 



A cow that in the judgment of the Examiner will not reach 

 at full age, in milking condition and ordinary flesh, 1,000 

 pounds, live weight, shall be disqualified for entry in the 

 Advanced Register. 



No cow shall be received to the Advanced Register that, 

 with all credits due her, will not scale in the judgment of the 

 Examiner at least 75 points. 



The Advanced Registry is a special register, based on 

 performance, and is a most potent factor in raising the stand- 

 ard of Holstein-Friesian cattle. Cows to be eligible must 

 have exceeded a minimum limit in the production of milk 

 and butter, and their individual conformation must be up to 

 a certain standard, to be determined by official inspectors. 

 Bulls must also score a certain number of points and must 

 also have dams, sisters, or daughters in the Advanced Regis- 

 try. The establishment of such a record, based on perform- 

 ance, is a bright mark to the credit of Holstein-Friesian 

 breeders, and other breeders are following in their footsteps. 



