JUDGING BEEF STOCK FOR BREEDING PURPOSES 75 



Commenting on Roan Gauntlet, this writer says : " Roan 

 Gauntlet was a lightish roan color, with a deep heavy carcass 

 on shortish legs. For size, quality, hair and substance be 

 was all right ; he was well let down in his hind quarters and 

 his ribs sprung out well from his back, but inclined to flatten 

 lower down. He had a biggish head and his face was cov- 

 ered with very curly hair. The stock got by Roan Gauntlet 

 were, like those of Champion of England, of good size and 

 remarkable for their early development, natural depth of 

 flesh and quality." These are the qualities that the breeder 

 desires to have perpetuated in the produce of his herd, and 

 they are also the qualities that the feeder desires and the 

 butcher requires in the animals he buys. In addition to 

 them the beef sire should have the features of masculinity 

 that attach themselves to cattle very strikingly apparent. 

 The face should be broad, the head burly, the horns strong 

 but not coarse, and the crest full and prominent. There 

 should be a marked appearance of massiveness presented in 

 the front view and the hind quarters should not in any sense 

 be feminine ; that is, they should not have the shortness 

 and width and roughness that are usually associated with 

 those of the other sex. 



126. Judging Beef Cows. In judging beef cows the 

 preference should be given those that show constitution, 

 wealth of natural flesh and feminine character. Constitution 

 in the female is of as much importance as it is in the sire, 

 and its value cannot be overestimated in the breeding herd. 

 The question of condition or flesh in this class constantly 

 challenges the judgment of the judge, as it is very frequent 

 that a good cow of excellent type and style competes in the 

 show ring with an indifferent animal in high flesh. While 

 this is an occurrence where every instance will most likely 

 call for a different judgment, yet it ma}- be said that the 

 preference .should be given to the cow that is lacking in con- 

 dition rather than the poorer individual that is highly 



