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TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



should be straight or show a slight inward curve or dish from 

 eyes to muzzle. The head below the eyes should be as short 

 as possible, the eyes themselves being wide apart, large, promi- 

 nent, bright, and clear, and indicative of a quiet disposition. A 

 quiet expression of the eyes means a quiet, contented feeder 

 that will transform feed into flesh; a nervous, restless expression 

 is evidence of an unsatisfactory feeder that will neither consume 

 enough feed nor store up the energy of the feed consumed, but 

 waste it in nervousness and too much moving about. The fore- 

 head should be very wide. The jaws should be broad and well 

 muscled. If horns are present they should not be coarse at 

 their base, but rather fine and nicely shaped and proportioned, 



35- 



36- 



40- 



1. Muzzle 



2. Mouth 



3. Nostril 



4. Face 



5. Eye 



6. Forehead 



7. Ear 

 > 8. Poll 



9. Tongue root 



10. Brisket 



11. Dewlap 



12. Neck 



13. Crest 



Fig. 1. Points of the Steer. 



14. Shoulder vein 



15. Point of shoulder 



16. Top of shoulders 



17. Shoulder 



18. Fore-rib 

 H 19. Elbow 



20. Arm 



21. Knee 



22. Shank 



23. Foot 



24. Fore flank 



25. Crops 



26. Back 



27. Ribs 



28. Paunch or belly. 



29. Loin 



30. Hip or hook 



31. Rump 



- 32. Tail-head 

 -33. Thigh 



34. Hock 



35. Tail 



36. Switch 



38. Cod 



39. Hind flank 



40. Dew claw 



tapering evenly to their tips. The ears should be of medium 

 size, fine texture, and neatly attached to the head. The entire 

 head should be clean-cut, all lines being sharply defined, giving 

 a well-bred appearance, sometimes referred to as "character." 



