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stylish and fashionable in their outline. It is, therefore, indispensable 

 that an animal should lay on flesh uniformly on every part, so as not to 

 spoil the proportion of the several parts. Rough shoulders are always ac- 

 companied by heavy open shoulder-blades, and a slack bad girth, deficient 

 through the heart as well as at the top of the plates immediately behind 

 the shoulder. The animal is also sadly deficient in neck vein, being weak 

 and ill-tilled where it joins the shoulder-points. Again, however good an 

 animal is in all other respects, it is imperative that the hind-quarter be 

 well finished and neat ; nothing proclaims a low-bred character so dis- 

 tinctly as an ill- turned quarter. If the tail is not neatly set on, failing to 

 come well out to form the square at the twist, you may be sure something 

 is wrong. While, however, the tail is well set on, and the side bones suf- 

 ficiently high to carry the flash fully up to the level of the quarter, there 

 should not be any redundancy to mark and separate the rumps from the 

 adjoining quarter. The hind legs must not be overlooked : if the hocks 

 are too much bent, too long, or not well within the animal, it is a serious 

 objection. The hind legs should be nearly straight, and well under the 

 animal ; this not only looks well, but is a mark of strength, as obviously 

 as the reverse is one of weakness-" 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR SHORT-HORN BULLS, FROM THE AMERICAN HERD- 

 BOOK. 



POINTS. 



ART. 1. Purity of breed on male and female side ; sire and dam 

 reputed for docility of disposition, early maturity and 

 aptitude to fatten ; sire a good stock-getter, dam a good 

 breeder ; and giving a large quantity of milk, or such as is 

 superior for making butter or cheese - 7 



ART. 2. Head muscular and fine ; the horns fine and gradually 

 diminishing to a point, of a flat rather than round shape at 

 the base, short and inclined to turn up, those of a clear 

 waxy colour to be preferred, but such as are of a transparent 

 white, and tinged with yellow, admissible ; ears small, thin 

 and covered with soft hair, playing quick, moving freely ; 

 forehead short, broad, especially between the eyes ; and 

 slightly dished ; eyes bright placid, and rather prominent 

 than otherwise, with a yellow rim around them ; lower part 

 of the face clean, dished and well developing the course of 

 the veins ; muzzle small, nose of a clear orange or light 

 chocolate colour ; nostrils wide and open ; lower jaw thin ; 

 teeth clean and sound ---..--5 



