3o6 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND PLANTS 



STUDENT'S SCORE CARD 

 DAIRY CATTLE 



Scale of Points 



Perfect 

 Score 



Student's 

 Score 



INDICATING MILKING QUALITIES, THIRTY POINTS 



Udder, capacious, full and attached high at the back, 

 extending well forward ; quarters evenly developed, 

 preferably free from fleshiness (omit for male) . . . 



Teats, uniform, of convenient size and length, placed 

 well apart, of nearly equal diameter from base to point, 

 free from lumps, warts, extra orifices, or leakage 

 throwing clean streams with reasonable pressure 

 (rudimentary in male) 



Milk veins, large, tortuous, and much branched ; milk 

 wells large 



Rump, broad at both hip and pin bones, indicating pelvic 

 capacity 



Temperam3nt, inherited tendency of dairy function . . 

 INDICATING FEEDING QUALITIES, THIRTY POINTS 



Barrel, long, deep, full at paunch, with plenty of space 

 between last rib and point of hip 



Bone, medium, as indicated by clean face and legs with 

 smooth joints, short cannons, and long, slim tail. Ex- 

 treme fineness undesirable 



Withers, narrow, smooth over top, not higher than rump 



Muzzle, wide, full lips 



Face, broad between eyes, flat or dished, not bulging . 



•Eye, full, clear, quiet, set well forward, not in side of head 



Neck, medium to thin on top, and fair length (thicker in 

 males and crested with age) 



Throat, clean 



Dewlap, light 



Handling, skin medium thick, mellow, loose, not hard or 

 papery ; hair fine and soft, not wiry ; inside of ears 

 furry ; switch long and silky 



INDICATING CONSTITUTION AND GENERAL HEALTH, 

 TWENTY-FIVE POINTS 



Chest, deep and full, showing plenty of lung capacity, 

 wide on the floor and full at the elbows 



Legs, straight, neither knock-kneed nor sickle-hocked . 



Back, straight, sometimes drooping with age . . . . 



Pasterns, short, strong, and upright 



General appearance, thrifty and vigorous . . . . . . 



Carriage, active but not nervous 



SYMMETRY, FIFTEEN POINTS 



The proper balance between the different parts of the 

 animal's body, including general neatness and smooth- 

 ness of form ; in males greater relative development 

 of shoulders, neck, and head 



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Total 



Other particulars in which cows vary are not listed above 

 because their connection with milk production is ques- 

 tionable, or at least not understood ; for example, the 

 escutcheon, rudimentaries, color, etc. 



Weight, estimated . . pounds ; actual . . pounds. 



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