256 LABORATORY MANUAL OF AGRICULTURE 



DAIRY CATTLE Cow Continued 



SCALE or POINTS 



STAND- 

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POINTS DE- 

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Hindquarters 12 per cent 



18. Hips, prominent, wide apart .... 1 



19. Rump, long, level, not sloping ... 4 



20. Pin bones, wide apart 1 



21. Tail, neatly set on, long, tapering . . 1 



22. Thighs, spare, not fleshy 3 



23. Hind legs, well apart, giving ample 



room for udder 2 



Mammary Development 30 per cent 



24. Udder, large, very flexible, attached 



high behind, carrying well forward ; 

 quarters, even, not cut up .... 15 



25. Teats, wide apart, uniformly placed, 



convenient size 5 



26. Milk veins, large, tortuous, extending 



well forward 4 



27. Milk wells, large 6 



General Appearances 15 per cent 



28. Disposition, quiet, gentle 2 



29. Health, thrifty, vigorous 3 



30. Quality, free from coarseness through- 



out; skin, soft, pliable; secretions, 

 abundant ; hair, fine 4 



31. Temperament, inherent tendency to 



dairy performance 6 



Total . . 100 



