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5. Cylindrical Form That form in which the body from 

 the rear neck line backward resembles a cylinder. 



6. Bare Shoulders Shoulder blades with but little cover- 

 ing of flesh underneath the skin. 



7. Bare Loins Loins with but little covering of flesh 

 over them. 



8. Drooping Rumps A downward inclination of the top- 

 line from the pelvic arch to the tailhead. 



9. Pumpkin Buttocks Buttocks that are protuberant, that 

 is to say, rounded out backward toward the center. 



10. A Glandular Udder An udder so numerously supplied 

 with glands as to be capable of much distension when full and 

 that is pliable and elastic when empty. 



11. A 'Fleshy Udder An udder possessed of so much fleshy 

 tissue as to be incapable of large distension when full and 

 that is unduly large and unyielding when empty. 



12. A Good Skin A skin of proper color and suitable 

 thickness for the breed, that is easily lifted up from the under- 

 lying tissues or moved laterally over them, and that is cov- 

 ered with a good coat of hair. 



13. A Good Coat Hair sufficiently abundant to protect the 

 skin, and soft and mossy to the touch. 



14. Secretions of the Skin Those oily substances which 

 come to the outer surface of the skin in cattle, more particu- 

 larly within the ears and at the escutcheon. 



15. A Good Fleece One that is of even and suitable length, 

 texture, strength, density, crimp and elasticity for the breed, 

 that is suitably supplied with yolk, and that covers the frame 

 sufficiently. 



16. Yolk Oily secretions deposited on the skin of sheep 

 and distributed over the wool fibers of the fleece. 



17. Bristles Strong, stiff and more or less erect hairs 

 sometimes found on the topline of the neck and withers of 

 swine. 



18. Good Handling Qualities These include an easily 

 yielding and elastic condition of the flesh of the body under 

 gentle pressure of the fingers, a ready vibration of the skin 

 over the ribs under gentle lateral movement of the hand, a 

 ready filling of the hand when the skin over the ribs is grasped 

 by the same, and a nice, soft, mossy condition of the coat. 



19. A Good Handling Back A back in which the skin and 

 flesh convey a nice sensation of softness and springiness when 

 gently pressed with the tips of the fingers. 



20. General Outline General outline relates to the more 

 essential features of form considered together. 



21. Symmetry Symmetry relates to the harmony as to 

 form that exists between the different members of the body. 



22. General Appearance That impression as to general 

 outline and symmetry conveyed to the mind when an animal 

 is viewed at rest and in motion. 



