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SCALE OF POINTS FOR DAIRY CATTLE — COW. ^ O 



Conti7m€d. 'V. , ^ 



Teats, large, evenly placed 5 



Mammary Veins, large, long, tortuous, branched with 



double extension ; large and numerous milk wells 5 



Legs, straight ; shank fine 2 



Total 100 



IV. JUDGING DAIRY BULI^S 



146. Judging Dairy Bulls. In judging dairy bulls many 

 points may be noted that they have in common with dairy 

 COWS, especially features of type, but it is a much more dif- 

 ficult task to judge between those of this sex than it is to 

 discriminate between developed cows. 



147. Purity of Breeding. It seems necessary to say that 

 the first reqtiirement in the dairy bull, as in the instance of 

 all other stock sires, is purity of breeding. The sire should 

 meet all the requirements demanded of a pure-bred animal 

 for registration. In addition the dairy sire should have 

 the characteristics which are called for by the scale of 

 points for the breed represented. 



148. Uniformity of Breeding. To secure the greatest 

 prepotenc}^ in a sire, the breeding for some generations 

 back must show a uniformity in the type and characteristics 

 of the ancestry. When the animals mentioned in a pedi- 

 gree lack uniformity, or have been dissimilar in type and 

 characteristics, it is not probable that the progeny will show 

 that tmiformity which every breeder desires to see in the 

 herd. 



149. Pedigree Based on Performance. The most valu- 

 able characteristic relating to the pedigree of a dairy bull 

 is the number and the merit of the records that have been 

 made by the cows that are named in it. This feature is not 

 usually considered in the show ring, though it should be, 

 as it has a marked influence on the worth of a dairy sire. 

 The most important feature of the pedigree of a dairy sire is 

 the degree to which his dam was a good dairy cow, and in a 



