110 



CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



SCORE CARD AS RECOMMENDED BY PROF. H. H. DEAN OF O.A.C. 

 FOR DAIRY CATTLE 



(* Possible 



Scale of Points Score 



A. GENERAL APPEARANCE: 16 points. 

 Estimated Weight lbs. 



Form, wedge-shaped, as viewed from front and top; straight top line, and 



great depth of barrel 5 



Quality, hair, soft and fine; skin, of medium thickness, mellow and elastic; 



secretion, yellow; bone, fine and clean 6 



Style, active, vigorous, showing strong character; temperament, inclined 



to nervousness, but not irritable or vicious 5 



B. HEAD AND NECK: 8 points. 



Muzzle, broad and clearly defined; mouth and nostrils large 



Eyes, large, prominent, clear, and placid 



Face, lean and somewhat long, fine between muzzle and eyes 



Forehead, broad 



Ears, of fine texture, and medium size; secretion, abundant 



Neck, thin, rather long, fine and clean at junction with head; no noticeable 



amount of dewlap 



C. F0REQUARTER3: 6 points. 



Withers, lean and sharp; vertebrae somewhat higher than blades 



Shoulders, light, good distance through from point to point, but sharp 



on top; smoothly blended into body 



Legs, well apart, straight and short; shank, fine and smooth 



D. BODY: 22 points. 

 Chest, deep, full between back of fore-legs, no depression behind shoulder 



blade 



Ribs, long, broad, and wide apart; well sprung; giving a large, deep barrel 

 Back, lean, straight, and open-jointed; sharp chine and broad loin 



E. HINDQUARTERS: 13 points. 



Hooks, wide apart 



Rump, long and wide 



Pin Bones, high and wide apart 



Thighs, thin 



Legs, straight, and set well apart; shank, fine and smooth 



Escutcheon, spreading over thighs and extending far upwards 



Tail, long and fine, terminating in a switch of fine hair 



F. MILK VESSELS, ETC : 35 points. 

 Udder, long, wide, deep, but not pendulous, firmly attached, extending well 



up behind and far forward; quarters, even and free from fleshiness. . . . 



Teats, large, uniform, and evenly placed 



Milk Veins, large, long, crooked and branching 



Milk Wells, large and numerous 



6 



10 



6 



2 

 3 

 1 



2 

 2 

 2 

 1 



25 

 5 

 3 

 2 



Total. 



100 



A Well Formed Udder. 



A Poorly Formed Udder. 



