CITY MILK SUPPLY 



specialized for milk production and general or dual-purpose cattle, which 

 are supposed to be fitted to the needs of the general farmer and are 

 claimed to be good for both .milk and beef production. 



University of Illinois Dairy Cow Score Card 

 Scale of Points Cow 



Indicating 



dairy 

 tendency 



or 



temperament 

 30 



Indicating 



constitution 



and general 



health 



16 



Indicating 



feeding 



capacity 



24 



Indicating 



development 



of maternal 



function 



30 



WEIGHT Estimated pounds ; actual pounds 



FORM Parts well balanced ; tendency to triple wedge shape as 



viewed from front, top, and side 



Shoulders, withers, hip, and pin bones angular and free 

 from fleshiness, (period of lactation to be con- 

 sidered) 



Thighs incurving, thin, wide apart 

 Open conformation in withers, shoulders, and back- 

 bone 

 QUALITY Bone, medium as indicated by clean face and legs 



and long, slim tail 

 Hide free from fleshiness 

 NERVOUS DEVELOPMENT Face broad between eyes, dished; 



eye prominent, clear, quiet 

 Backbone large and prominent 

 Disposition active, with good nerve control 

 BREED CHARACTER Size and color, indicating a high percent- 

 age of the blood of some one dairy breed 



CHEST X)eep and full, showing lung capacity; wide on floor 

 and full at elbows 



CONDITION Thrifty and vigorous; skin mellow, loose, not 

 papery or hard; hair fine and soft, not wiry 



BARREL Long; ribs broad, wide apart, loin long 

 Wide; ribs well sprung, loin broad 

 Deep ; ribs long 

 i MUZZLE Wide, full lips; strong jaws, good teeth 



UDDER Capacity; large in size and of good quality 



Shape; attached high and wide at back; extending well 



forward ; quarters evenly developed 

 TEATS Uniform; of convenient size and length; free from 



lumps and warts, extra orifices and leakage 

 MILK VEINS Large, tortuous, and much branched; milk 



wells large 

 RUMP Broad at both hips and pin bones; level; indicative of 



pelvic capacity 



TOTAL 



Pos- 

 sible 

 score 



12 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 100 



