BROWN SWISS CATTLE. 155 



(19) Hind Udder Not too deeply hung, full in form 



and well up behind 10 



(20) Teats Rather large, set well apart and hanging 

 straight down ....... 5 



(21) Milk Veins Prominent 4 



(22) Escutcheon High and broad and full in thighs . 7 



(23) Disposition Quiet and good-natured . . 4 



Perfection 100 



(24) In judging bulls and heifers omit Nos. 18, 19 

 and 20, and for color they should be dark brown. 



II. Additional particulars submitted though 

 not given in the above scale of points : 



(1) Poll, in many instances broad and always fringed with 

 long and abundant hair. 



(2) Horns, fair amount of outward and upward curve. 



(3) Dewlap, usually present more or less. 



(4) Breast, of medium fullness. 



(5) Brisket, wide but inclining to the V shape. 



(6) Withers, possessed of medium width. 



(7) Back, usually prominent at the sacrum and tailhead 

 and slanting away somewhat from sacrum downward toward 

 outside of hips. 



(8) Tailhead, often strong. 



(9) Hide, thicker than in some breeds. 



III. General Appearance They are some- 

 what plainer in form, but evidence contentment, 

 strength and capacity and there is an. attractiveness 

 about the uniformity of their markings. 



IV. Compared with Shorthorns. 



(1) Brown Swiss cattle are not quite so large nor mas- 

 sive, but they are stronger in bone and limb. 



(2) They are somewhat longer in the head, larger and 

 stronger in the horn, more fringed at the poll, less rounded in 

 the breast and more V-shaped in the brisket. 



(3) They are more prominent at the shoulder points, 

 sacrum and tailhead and have a thicker and richer colored 

 hide. 



(4) There are also the differences in color markings. 



