Berkeley. Cal 

 HEREFORD CATTLE. "47 



ually widening and deepening and slightly rounding 

 as it approaches the shoulder. 



(1) It should spring straight from the back, should set 

 well into the shoulder and brisket, and should carry the head 

 gracefully. 



(2) The throat should be clean cut and without dewlap, 

 but frequently there is more or less of dewlap. 



IV. Body Long, broad, deep, not too long 

 in the barrel, rectangular, almost a parallelogram 

 and evenly covered with firm flesh. 



(1) Back, straight, wide and level from withers to tail- 

 head, broad and. well filled in the loin, and well fleshed 

 throughout. 



(2) Withers, broad. 



(3) Shoulders fully developed and lying well within the 

 body, blending nicely with the neck in front and crops behind, 

 and well. covered. 



(4) Forearm, strong and broad where it joins the body 

 and tapering gracefully to the knee. 



(5) Breast, full, wide and deep. 



(6) Brisket, broad and plump, and often lower than in 

 the Shorthorn. 



(7) Crops, full. 



(8) Ribs, springing well and level from the backbone, 

 increasingly so toward the back rib, coming well down, and 

 extending well forward and backward, as in the Shorthorn. 



(9) Heart girth and flank girth, good and about even. 



(10) Hind quarters, long and broad and deep, as in the 

 Shorthorn. 



(n) Hips, broad and full and on a level with the back 

 and loin. 



(12) Hind flank, full, thick and deep. 



(13) Thigh, broad, full and well fleshed within and with- 

 out, but in many instances it is light. 



(14) Rump, broad, but not prominent, and on a line 

 with the back. 



(15) Buttock, broad and square. 



(16) Twist, deep and full and placed low. 



(17) Tail, rather fine, somew r hat broad at the top, set on 

 a level with the back and falling in a plumb line to the hocks. 



V. Udder Broad, full and long and evenly 

 quartered, but oftentimes it is not possessed of much 

 capacity. 



(i) Teats of good size and well placed, as with the 

 Shorthorn. 



