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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



light in offal t 



Style, spirited and attractiye, 

 indicating vigor and breed- 

 ing 4 



B. Head and Neck: 11 points. 

 Muzzle, fine, lips thin, but 



large mouth and nostrils. . 1 

 Eyes, prominent and bright. . 1 

 Face, short, clean-cut appear- 

 ance 2 



Forehead and Poll, wide be- 

 tween the eyes and also be- 

 tween the ears 2 



Ears, medium size, fine tex- 

 ture, erect 1 



Neclc, thick and short, taper- 

 ing nicely from shofulders 

 to head, with full neck 

 vein, and broad and full on 

 top in front of shoulders, 

 carrying head erect; throat 

 free from folds; in ram, 

 crest well developed 



C. Forequarters: 6 points. 

 Shoulders, fitting smoothly 



into ribs, evenly covered 

 with flesh, moderately 

 broad, but compact on 



top 4 



Legs, straight and short; set 

 well apart; strong but with 

 clean smooth shank; pas- 



terns strong and upright; 

 arm broad and well mus- 

 cled 2 



D. Middle: 26 points. 



Chest, deep and wide; breast 

 full; brisket prominent and 

 blunt; space back of shoul- 

 ders well filled, leaving no 

 depression; heart girth 

 large $ 



Back and Ribs, back broad 

 and straight, well fleshed 

 and smooth; ribs deep, well 

 arched, thickly fleshed 9 



Loin, deeply fleshed, coming 

 out full to hips and carry- 

 ing width evenly from hips 

 forward 6 



Flank, full and even with the 

 underline 2 



E. Hindquarters: 17 points. 



Hips, wide, level, smooth. ... 3 



Rump, long, wide, level, well 

 filled from hips to tail 

 head, smooth 4 



Thighs, full, deep and wide, 

 both on inside and outside. 4 



Twist, full and deep, nearly 

 as low as flank 4 



Legs, straight and short, set 

 well apart, strong, but "with 

 clean, smooth shank; pas- 

 terns strong and upright. . f 



"Illustration of Beef Animal, indicati ng tiie various cuts of beef as they 

 are known to the trade." 



