398 EXHIBITING AND JUDGING LIVE-STOCK 



Perfect 

 Score 



4. Hair, thick ; moderately fine and soft, color and markings according to 



breed 3 



5. Temperament, alert but quiet and good-natured 3 



6. Muzzle, mouth large, lips round and firm ; nostrils large, open, and wide 



apart 2 



7. Face, short, straight, strong, full 2 



8. Forehead, full, very broad, heavy between eyes 2 



9. Eyes, full, bright, clear, mild 1 



10. Jaws, wide, deep, and strong 1 



11. Horns, fine texture, strong ; shape and color according to breed . . 1 



12. Ears, medium size, well haired, not coarse 1 



13. Neck, short, massive, curving strongly into shoulders and brisket; 



crest strong ; throat clean ; dewlap slight 3 



14. Shoulders, strongly developed, compact, snug, well fleshed .... 5 



15. Fore legs, short, straight, arm full, bone strong and clean ; hoofs large, 



strong, even, and dense 3 



16. Brisket, deep, broad, rounded, neat, moderately projecting .... 1 



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



18. Barrel, deep, broad, medium length 4 



19. Crops, full and thick, straight in top line 5 



20. Ribs, long, closely set, well sprung, extending 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 moderately fine 1 



26. Thighs, full, wide and deep ; muscled well down to hocks .... 4 



27. Twist, deep and full 4 



28. Hind legs, short, straight, bone strong and clean ; hoofs large, strong, 



and even 3 



29. Hind flank, full, low 4 



30. Testicles, well developed, both present and normally placed . . . 3 



Total 100 



Dairy-cattle score-card 



Class, Breeding Females 



General characters 



Form. — Spare, angular, moderately short-legged ; barrel, capacious ; hind 

 quarters, wide and deep ; scale, medium to large, not greatly above average for 

 the breed. 



Quality. — General refinement of symmetrical and clean-cut features ; bone 

 fine and clean ; hair fine and soft ; skin of not more than medium thickness ; 

 head, neck, and legs fine and of moderate length. 



Condition. — Spare, no fat apparent ; skin loose and mellow. 



Conslitxdion. — Generous and symmetrical development ; lively carriage ; 

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

 clear ; nostrils, wide apart, large, and open ; absence of refinement and spareness 

 to point of delicacy or emaciation ; skin of medium thickness, free from scurf ; 

 coat soft and bright. 



Nervous energy. — Spinal column prominent, vertebra? wide apart ; forehead 

 high and wide ; ears active ; temperament alert ; also the indications of con- 

 stitution and quality. 



Sexuality. — A general appearance of sensibility and feminine refinement 

 of features ; moderate length and great capacity in barrel, width in loin, hip- 



