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JERSEY CATTLE SCORE CARD 



Cow 

 Name . . 



BY SCALE OF POINTS ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN JERSEY CATTLE CLUB, 

 MAY 7, 1913 



Dairy Temperament and Constitution 



COUNTS 

 Head, 7. 



A Medium size, lean ; face dished ; broad 

 between eyes; horns medium size, in- 

 curving 3 . . . . 



B Eyes full and placid ; ears medium size, 

 fine, carried alert ; muzzle broad, with 

 wide-open nostrils and muscular lips; 



jaw strong 4 . . . . 



Neck, 4. - 



Thin, rather long, with clean throat, neatly 



joined to head and shoulders 4 . . . , 



Body, 37. - 



A Shoulders light, good distance through 

 from point to point, but thin at withers ; 

 chest deep and full between and just 

 back of forelegs _ 5 . . . . 



B Ribs amply sprung and wide apart, giving 

 wedge shape, with deep, large abdomen, 

 firmly held up, with strong, muscular 

 development 10 . . . . 



C Back straight and strong, with prominent 



spinal processes ; loins broad and strong 5 



D Rump long to tail-setting, and level from 



hip bones to rump bones . . . . . 6 .... 



E Hip bones high and wide apart ... 3 . . . . 



F Thighs flat and wide apart, giving ample 



room for udder 3 



G Legs proportionate to size and of fine qual- 

 ity, well apart, with good feet, and not 

 to weave or cross in walking .... 2 



H Hide loose and mellow 2 . . . . 



7 - - Tail thin, long, with good switch, not 



coarse at setting-on ... 1 



