CHAPTER XXV 

 JUDGING DAIRY CATTLE 



The following discussion of judging dairy cattle is based 

 on the scale of points in the score card in this chapter. This 

 is general in its character, and is suited to the dairy cow 

 irrespective of breed. Each of the national breed associa- 

 tions promoting dairy cattle has its official standard for 



Figure 117. Holstein-Friesian cow Maplecrest Pontiac Application, a fine 

 example of dairy type. She has a record of 1,075 pounds of butter-fat 

 in 365 days. Photograph from American Agriculturist. 



each sex, and this may be used to advantage in breed 

 study. The contents of this chapter are in harmony with 

 the principles and practices involved in judging, and so 

 should be a fitting introduction to score card work with 

 the breeds. 



The size of the dairy animal is not material, unless in the 

 case of a breed that has certain size requirements. Among 



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