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Legs. Legs muscular, flat-boned, hind legs not cow-hocked 



or too crooked 25 



Mane and tail. Foretop, mane and tail heavy .... 10 



Feet. Good 10 



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ABERDEEN-ANGUS CATTLE SCALE OF POINTS 



PERFECT 

 SCORE 



1. Color. Black; white is objectionable, except on 



the under line behind the navel, and there only to 

 moderate extent ; a white scrotum is most un- 

 desirable 3 



2. Head. Forehead broad ; face slightly prominent, 



and tapering toward the nose, muzzle fine; 

 nostrils wide and open; distance from eyes to 

 nostrils of moderate length ; eyes mild, full and 

 expressive, indicative of good disposition; ears 

 of good medium size, well set and well covered 

 with hair; poll well denned, and without any 

 appearance of horns or scurs ; jaws clean ... 10 



3. Throat. Clean, without any development of loose 



flesh underneath 3 



4. Neck. Of medium length, muscular, with mod- 



erate crest (which increases with age), spreading 



out to meet the shoulders, with full neck vein . . 3 



5. Shoulders. Moderately oblique, well covered on 



the blades and top; with vertebra or backbone 

 slightly above the scapula or shoulder blades, 

 which should be moderately broad 6 



6. Chest. Wide and deep ; also round and full just 



back of elbows 10 



7. Brisket. Deep and moderately projecting from 



between the legs, and proportionately covered with 

 flesh and fat 4 



8. Ribs. Well sprung from the backbone, arched and 



deep, neatly jointed to the crops and loins . . 8 



9. Back. Broad and straight from crops to hooks ; 



loins strong ; hook bones moderate in width, not 

 prominent, and well covered; rumps long, full, 

 level and rounded neatly into hindquarters . . 10 

 10. Hindquarters. Deep and full ; thighs thick and 

 muscular, and in proportion to hindquarters ; 

 twist filled out well in its "seam," so as to form an 

 even, wide plain between the thighs 8 



