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Color red of any shade, brown, or these with 

 white; mahogany and white, or white; 



each color distinctly denned . . . . . 3 



Covering 6 



Skin medium thickness, mellow and elastic 3 



Hair soft and fine ... 2 



Secretions oily, of rich brown or yellow color 1 ...... 



Style active, vigorous, showing strong mas- 

 culine character, temperament inclined to 



nervousness but not irritable or vicious 5 



Weight at maturity not less than 1500 pounds 4 



Total 100 



BROWN Swiss CATTLE SCALE OF POINTS 



Cow and Heifer 



No. OF 

 No. POINTS 



1 Head, medium size and rather long . 2 



2 Face, dished, narrow between horns and wide between 



eyes 2 



3 Ears, large, fringed inside with light-colored hair, skin 



inside of ear a deep orange color 2 



4 Nose, black, large and square with mouth surrounded 



by mealy-colored band, tongue black 2 



5 Eyes, moderately large, full and bright 2 



6 Horns, short, regularly set with black tips .... 2 



7 Neck, straight, throat clean, neatly joined to head, 



shoulders, of good length, moderately thin at the 



withers * 4 



8 Chest, low, deep and full between and back of forelegs 6 



9 Back, level to setting of tail and broad across the loin 6 



10 Ribs, long and broad, wide apart and well sprung, with 



thin, arching flanks 3 



11 Abdomen, large and deep 5 



12 Hips, wide apart, rump long and broad 4 



13 Thighs, wide, quarters not thin 4 



14 Legs, short and straight with good hoofs .... 2 



15 Tail, slender, well set on, with good switch .... 2 



16 Hide of medium thickness, mellow and elastic ... 3 



17 Color shades from dark to light brown, at some 



seasons of the year gray ; white splashes near udder 

 not objectionable, light stripe along back. White 

 splashes on body or sides objectionable. Hair 

 between horns usually lighter shade than body . . 4 



