202 THE STOCKFEEDER'S COMPANION 



General Appearance, 22 points 



1. FORM Wedge-shaped when viewed from top as well as 



from side. Underline inclining downwards from fore- 

 end to flank 



2. TEMPERAMENT Active, but quiet to handle . 



3. QUALITY Skin yellowish in colour, soft, moderately 



thin, very flexible, and elastic 



Head and Neck, 10 points 



4. HEAD Feminine. Horns free from coarseness and 



slightly yellow at base ; face moderately long ; eyes 

 bright, prominent, and wide apart ; nose broad between 

 nostrils 



5. NECK Fairly long, fine at junction with head, and 



sloping gradually on to shoulders .... 

 Fore Quarters, 8 points 



6. SHOULDERS Not prominent, fairly light, sharp on 



withers 



Body, 1 6 points 



7. CHEST Fairly deep, giving sufficient room for heart 



and lungs. Well filled up behind shoulder. 



8. BACK AND LOIN Back moderately long and straight. 



Loin broad, strong, and level 



9. RIBS Moderately well sprung and long, giving deep 



body . 



Hind Quarters, 14 points 



JO. QUARTERS As long and as wide as possible ; hook- 

 bones wide apart, but not too prominent ; pin-bones 

 fairly high, and wide apart 



11. TAIL Long, fine, set on level with back 



12. THIGHS Sinewy, long, thin, and well bent . 

 Udder, 25 points 



13. CAPACITY Should extend well forward and backward, 



be capacious and symmetrical 



14. QUALITY Skin flexible, elastic, and free from fleshi- 



ness. Hair on udder silky 



15. TEATS Medium size, uniform, and placed fairly well 



apart. Milk easy to draw 



16. MiLK VEINS Large, prominent, well branched, with 



well-defined milk- wells 



17. ESCUTCHEON Spreading wide over thighs, extending 



high and wide, with large ovals or tufts on thighs 

 , 5 points 



1 8. Not too long ; bone free from coarseness 



ESTIMATED WEIGHT . . . cwts. 



AGE BY TEETH OR HORNS . . . yrs. 



