♦SCORE CARD FOR DAIRY COW. 



Date of Birth. 



Breed Owner 



Estimated Age 



Estimated Weight 



SCALE OF POINTS 



GENERAL APPEARANCE" 



Size. Medium to large, according to breed 



Form. Symmetrical, spare throughout, wedge 

 shaped 



Health. Apparently vigorous and thrifty... 



Quality. Hair fine, soft; skin mellow, loose, 

 medium thickness; veins prominent on 

 udder and face; secretions yellow and abun- 

 dant; bone clean, fine 



Temperament. Mild disposition, much nerve 

 energy, inclined to convert food into milk, 

 lean appearance when in milk 



Objections. Undersized, coarse, meaty, un- 



symmetrical, excitable, sluggish. 

 HEAD: 



Muzzle. Moist, clean cut; mouth large; lips 



strong; nostrils large, open 



Eyes. Large, protruding, bright, mild 



Face. Lean, medium length, showing facial 



veins 



Forehead. Broad, dishing 



Ears. Size medium; texture fine; secretions 



abundant 



Objections. Thick, coarse head; pinched muz- 

 zle and nostrils; small, dull or wil,d eyes. 

 FOREQUARTERS: 



Neck. Length medium, refined; throat clean; 

 dewlap light 



Withers. Lean, thin, sharp 



Shoulders. Light, oblique 



Legs. Straight, short, wide apart; shank fine 



Corrected Weight. 



Objections. Beefy neck; broad withers; 

 heavy shoulders; legs close together. 

 BODY: 



Chest. Deep, broad and roomy 



Barrel. Deep, long, capacious; ribs broad, 



long, wide apart; paunch large, well held up. 



Back. Lean, straight, open vertebrae, strong. 



Loin. Broad and strong 



Crops. Spare and A-shaped 



Objections. Narrow chest; shallow, close 

 coupled barrel; straight underline. 



•Score card used by Nebraska Agricultural College. 



Perfect 

 Score 



18 



7 



10 



10 

 2 

 2 



9 



26 



Student 

 Score 



Corrected 

 Score 



Student 

 Score 



Corrected 

 Score 



164 



