LECTURE NO. 34. 



JERSEY CATTLE THEIR STANDARD POINTS. 



I. The following scale of points was adopted 

 by the American Jersey Cattle Club, 1885 : 



FOR cows. 



POINTS COUNTS 



(1) Head Small and lean ; face dished, broad be- 

 tween the eyes and narrow between the horns . 2 



(2) Eyes Full and placid ; horns, small, crumpled 

 and amber colored ....... I 



(3) Neck Thin, rather long, with clean throat, and 

 not heavy at the shoulders . . . . .8 



(4) Back Level to the setting on of tail I 



(5) Loins Broad across ...... 6 



(6) Barrel Long, hooped, broad and deep at the 

 flank ......... 10 



(7) Hips Wide apart ; rump long 10 



(8) Legs Short 2 



(9) Tail Fine, reaching the hocks, with good switch I 



(10) Hide Mellow, inside of ears yellow ... 5 



(11) Fore Udder FtiU in form and not fleshy . . 13 



(12) Hind Udder Full in form and well up behind . n 



(13) Teats Rather large, wide apart and squarely 

 placed ......... 10 



(14) Milk Veins Prominent ...... 5 



(15) Disposition Quiet 5 



(16) General Appearance and Apparent Constitution 10 



Perfection . . . . . . . . 100 



(17) In judging heifers, omit Nos. u, 12 and 14. 



FOR BULLS. 



(18) The same scale of points shall be used in judging bulls, 

 omitting Nos. n, 12 and 14, and making due allowance 

 for masculinity; but when bulls are exhibited with 

 their progeny in a separate class, add 30 counts for 

 progeny. 



II. Additional particulars submitted, though 

 not given in the above scale : 



130 



