96 JUDGING CATTLE 



SCALE OF POINTS PUBLISHED IN ADVANCED ■£ 



REGISTRY, VOL. II, 1889— COW. 3 



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Head — Decidedly feminine in appearance, comparatively long 



from eyes to base of horns, fine in contour 2 



Forehead — Broad between the eyes, dishing. 2 



Face — Contour fine, especially under the eyes, showing facial 



veins, length medium, broad muzzle 2 



Ears — Ot medium size, fine, covered with soft hair i 



Eyes — Moderately full, large and mild 2 



Horns — Set moderately narrow at base, fine, oval, well bent, 



inclining forward 2 



Neck — Fine, nearly free from dewlap, neatly joined to head and 

 shoulders, topline slightly curving, of good length, moder- 

 ately thin, elegant in bearing 4 



Shoulders —Fine and even over top, lower than hips and moder- 

 ately thick, deep and broad 3 



Chest — Low, deep and broad 6 



Crops — Full and level with shoulders 2 



Chine — Straight, broadly developed and open. 3 



Barrel — Well rounded with large abdomen 5 



Loin and Hip — Broad, full, long and level 5 



Rump — High, broad and level, with roomy pelvis 4 



Thurl — ^ High, with great width 4 



Quarters — Long, straight behind, roomy in the twist, wide and 



full at sides .... 4 



Flanks — Fairly deep and full 2 



Legs — Short, clean, tapering, with strong arm, in position firm, 



wide apart; feet of medium size, round, solid and deep. .... 5 

 Tail — Reaching to hocks or below, large at setting, tapering 



finely to a full switch 2 



Hair and Handling — Fine, soft and mellow, skin of moderate 



thickness, secretions oily and of rich brown or yellow color. 10 

 Mammary Veins — Large, long, crooked, branched with exten- 

 sion entering large orifices 10 



Udder — Capacious, flexible, well developed, both in front and 



rear ; teats well formed, wide apart and of convenient size. . 12 

 Escutcheon 8 



Total 100 



A cow that has made milk or butter record in excess of the mini- 

 mum requirement applicable to her case (see Rule 6) shall be cred- 

 ited one point for each and every eight per cent that such record 

 exceeds such requirement. 



No cow shall be received to Advanced Registry that doesnot 

 scale 75 points (credits from milk records being allowed as provided 

 above). 



No cow shall be received to Advanced Registry that in the judg- 

 ment of the inspector will not reach a minimum weight of 1,000 lbs., 

 at full age, in ordinary flesh milking form. 



