JERSEY CATTLE. 13! 



(1) The head should incline to long from the eye to the 

 muzzle. 



(2) Muzzle, black in color and encircled with a band of a 

 light color. 



(3) Eyes, intelligent, liquid and rimmed with black above 

 and below. 



(4) Horns, tipped with black. 



(5) Ears, inclining to small and well fringed with hair 

 and possessed of considerable erection and movement. 



(6) Withers, fine and inclined to rise. 



(7) Back, frequently swayed, more or less, the spinal 

 column prominent at the chine and open spaced, the pelvic 

 arch somewhat elevated, and the crupper prominent with a 

 downward slope toward the outer hips. 



(8) The junction of the neck is somewhat abrupt. 



(9) Breast, wide in lower front, but not full, and brisket 

 V-shaped. 



(10) Chest, wide through the heart, but frequently it is not. 

 (n) Forearm, long but not full. 



(12) Thighs, long, lean and incurved. 



(13) Escutcheon, well developed. 



(14) Udder, thinly haired and the veins covering it well 

 defined. 



(15) Milk veins, long, tortuous, branched, and they 

 should enter the body through two or more large milk wells. 



(16) Limbs, inclining to fine and placed well apart in front 

 and behind. 



(17) Skin, inclining to thin and distinctively yellow at the 

 armpits and around the udder. 



(18) Hair, abundant, sleek and fine. 



( 19) The appearance when in milk should be spare. 



(20) The color may include gray fawn and white, yellow 

 fawn and white, silver gray dun, cream-colored fawn and light 

 silver and dark steel gray, solid colors with black points being 

 formerly much in favor. 



III. Bulls contrasted with cows. 



(1) The head of the former is stronger, wider relatively, 

 and shorter, and the horns are shorter, stronger and more 

 upturned. 



(2) The neck is thicker and is arched. 



(3) The relative development of the forequarters is 

 greater, more particularly at the withers, breast and through 

 the heart. 



(4) The barrel is relatively shorter, the hide thicker and 

 the limbs stronger. 



IV. General Appearance In general outline 

 the Jersey has a beautiful, deer-like form, a large 



