THE JERSEYS, ALDERNEYS AND GUERNSEYS 695 



Article. Po 



29. Udder,— well up behind , 



30. Teats, — large, squarely placed ; behind wide apart 



31. Milk- VEINS, — very prominent 



32. Growth 



33. General appearance , 



34. Condition 



Perfection 34 



XX. Rules in Awarding Prizes. 



No prize shall be awarded to cows having less than twenty-nine points. 



No prize shall be awarded to heifers having less than twenty-six points. 



Cows having obtained twenty-seven points, and heifers twenty-four 

 points, shall be allowed to be branded, but *^annot take a prize. 



These points, namely, Nos. 28. 29, and 31, shall be deducted from 

 the number required for 5)erfection in heifers, as the'r udder and milk- 

 veins cannot bQ fully developed ; a heifer will, therefore, be considered 

 perfect at t,hirty-one points. 



To which we add ; 



One point must be added for pedigree on male side. 



One point must be added for pedigree on femaie side. 



Again, the size of the escutcheon, or milk-mirrors, is a point of especial 

 attention, for the escutcheon is now coming to be accepted as an indica- 

 tion of the milking qualities of a cow, and, whatever the breed may be, 

 .strongly relied upon. And those who discard it, that is, refuse a cow 

 with a strong escutcheon, will surely go estray, 



XXI. Scale of Points for Jersey* BvlHh 



In judging bulls a somewhat different standard is adopted, andthe same 

 rule will apply in all cattle with proper variations, according tr breed. 

 The illustration of a Jersey bull, figured for perfection, will assist in 

 understanding the scale of points. Here is the scale : 



Article. Points. 



1. Pedigree on male side 1 



2. Pedigree on female side 



3. Head. — fine and tapering 



4. FOKEiiEAD,— broad ■ . 



5. Cheek,— small 



6. Throat,— clean 



7. Muzzle,— fine and encircled with light color 



8. Nostrils,— high and open 



9. Horns,— smooth, crumpled, not think at tlie base and tapering, t:pped 



with black 



10. Ears, — small and thin 



11. Ears,— of a deep orange color within 



12. Eyes,- -full and lively , , . . 



