CATTLE SCORE-CARDS 397 



Perfect 

 Score 



15. Fore legs, short, straight, strong ; arm full ; bone fine and clean ; feet 



small, strong, even ; hoofs dense 3 



16. Brisket, moderately projecting, neat and broad 1 



17. Chest, full, deep, wide ; heart-girth large ; fore flanks deep and full . 10 



18. Barrel, capacious, medium length 5 



19. Crops, moderately full, flesh thick and even 5 



20. Ribs, long, closely set, well sprung, extending fairly well back ; back 



broad and straight ; flesh thick and even 10 



21. Loin, broad, straight ; flesh thick and even 6 



22. Hips, wide but not prominent, capable of being smoothly covered . 3 



23. Rump, long, level, wide ; tail-head smooth ; flesh thick and even . 5 



24. Pin-bones, far apart, not prominent 2 



25. Tail, tapering, bone fine 1 



26. Thighs and twist, full, muscled well down to hocks 6 



27. Hind legs, short, straight, strong ; bone fine and clean ; feet small, 



strong, even ; hoofs dense 3 



28. Hind flank, low, full, thick 3 



29. Udder, large, shapely, evenly quartered, not fleshy ; teats uniform, 



. medium-sized, squarely placed, milk veins prominent 5 



Total loo 



Beef-cattle score-card 



Class, Breeding Bulls 



General characters 



Form. — Compact, thick-set, and short-legged in appearance ; body deep, 

 thick, and of medium length ; top line straight, under line low in flanks ; fore 

 quarters heavier than in a cow ; scale medium to large, not greatly above aver- 

 age for the breed. 



Quality. — Features clean cut and symmetrical ; showing great strength with- 

 out grossness ; breed characters pronounced ; bone strong and clean ; hair 

 moderately fine and soft ; skin of medium thickness ; head, neck, and legs short, 

 strong, and massive. 



Condition. — Great wealth of natural flesh as from abundant supply of best 

 grass or other roughage, but not excessively fat ; flesh firm, mellow, and springy, 

 without ties, lumps, patches, or rolls, especially in the back and loin ; depth and 

 evenness of flesh consistent with degree of fatness. 



Constitution. — Generous and symmetrical development ; lively carriage ; 

 ample heart -girth, capacity of barrel and depth of flanks ; eye full, bright, and 

 clear ; nostrils wide apart, large, and open ; absence of grossness or of undue 

 refinement. 



Early maturity. — Compactness and strength, with as much refinement as is 

 consistent with masculinity ; body large, extremities small ; shortness of head, 

 neck, and legs ; amplitude of girth in chest, belly, and flanks. 



Sexuality. — Strongly marked ; a majestic carriage and general appearance 

 of masculine power and aggressiveness ; great strength without grossness in 

 head, neck, and legs ; chest well developed ; shoulders very strong ; well-devel- 

 oped sexual organs. 



Scale of points Perfect 



Score 



1. Age, estimated ; corrected 



2. Weight, estimated lb. ; corrected lb. ; according to age 



and condition 5 



3. Skin, moderately thick, loose, soft, elastic, free from scurf .... 3 



