OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR CATTLE 97 



JERSEY CATTLE. ^. 



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SCALE OF POINTS ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN JERSEY g 



CATTLE CLUB, MAY 6, 1SS5. VOL. 45, 1S96 — COW. (J 



Head — Small and lean ; face dished, broad between the eyes 



and narrow between the horns 2 



Eyes — Full and placid ; horns small, crumpled and amber-col- 

 ored I 



Neck — T hin, rather long, with clean throat and not heavy at the 



shoulders 8 



Back — Level t o the setting on of tail i 



Loin — Broad ac ross the loin 6 



Barrel — Long, hooped, broad and deep at the flank 10 



Hips — Wide apart ; rump long 10 



Legs — Short 2 



Tail ^ Fine, reaching the hocks, with good switch i 



Color and mellowness of hide ; inside of ears yellow 5 



Fore Udder — Full in form and not fleshy 13 



Hind Udder- — ^FuU in form and well up behind 11 



Teats — Rather large, wide apart and squarely placed 10 



Milk Veins — Prominent 5 



Disposition — Quiet 5 



General Appearance and apparent constitution 10 



Total 100 



In judging heifers, omit Nos. 11, 13 and 14. 



FOR BULLS. 



The same scale of points shall be used in judging bulls, omitting 

 Nos. II, 12 and 14, in the order named above, and making due allow- 

 ance for masculinity ; but when bulls are exhibited with their 

 progeny in a separate class, add 30 counts for progeny. 



