GALLOWAY CATTLE. 7! 



III. The following list of undesirable points 

 in Galloways was drawn up by James Biggar, Dal- 

 beattie, Scotland: 



(1) Long, narrow head with high crown. 



(2) Narro.w tapering muzzle. 



(3) Long, drooping ears. 



(4) Small, deep-set eyes. 



(5) Small, light neck. 



(6) Light, scraggy breast. 



(7) High, narrow shoulders. 



(8) Flatness behind shoulders. 



(9) Light fore or back ribs. 



(10) Square and prominent hook bones. 



(11) High or drooping rumps. 



(12) Weak or slack loins. 



(13) -Rounded buttocks. 



(14) Fleshy double thighs. 



(15) Big, coarse bones. 



(16) Thick, stiff skin. 



(17) Hard, wiry or too curly hair. 



(18) Black, hard hair without soft undercoat. 



IV. General appearance of Galloways. 



(1) They are low set, sturdy, robust, lively and spirited. 



(2) The muscles are strong, especially those concerned 

 in traveling. 



(3) The coat is long, beautifully waved and handsome. 



V. Compared with Shorthorns. 



(1) Galloways are less in size, more low set, and not 

 quite so squarely built. 



(2) They are shorter in the head and polled, broader in 

 the ear, more prominent in the arm and thigh, not quite so 

 well filled in the crops, less prominent at the hooks and 

 stronger at the tailhead, and 



(3) They are thicker in the hide, longer and more wavy 

 in the coat and are black in color. 



VI. Compared with Aberdeen-Angus. 



(1) Galloways are something less in size and not quite 

 so long in body. 



(2) They are shorter in the head and less prominent and 

 pointed at the poll. 



(3) They are a little more prominent at the angles of the 

 body, not quite so cylindrical in shape, more prominent at the 

 arm and thigh, a little stronger at the tailhead and not quite 

 so well filled in the crops, and 



(4) They are a little thicker in the hide and longer and 

 more wavy in the coat. 



