SCALE OF POINTS 



Scale of Points for Judging the Jersey Cow 



Counts 

 Dairy Temperament and Constitution. 



Head 7: 



A — Medium size, lean; face dished; broad between the 



eyes; horns medium size incurving 3 



B — Eyes full and placid; ears medium size, fine, carried 

 alert; muzzle broad, with wide open nostrils and 



muscular lips ; jaw strong 4 



Neck 4: 



Thin, rather long, with clean throat, neatly joined to head 



and shoulders 4 



Body 37: 



A — Shoulders light, good distance through from point to 

 point, but thin at withers ; chest deep and full between 

 and just back of forelegs 5 



B — Ribs amply sprung and wide apart, giving wedge 

 shape, with deep, large abdomen, firmly held up, with 

 strong muscular development 10 



C — Back straight and strong, with prominent spinal 



processes ; loins broad and strong 5 



D — Rump long to tail-setting and level from hip-bones to 



rump bones 6 



E — Hip bones high and wide apart 3 



F — Thighs flat and wide apart, giving ample room for 



udder 3 



G — Legs proportionate to size and of fine quality, well 

 apart, with good feet and not to weave or cross in 

 walking 2 



H — Hide loose and mellow 2 



I — Tail thin, long, with good switch, not coarse at setting- 

 on 1 



Mammary Development 

 Udder 26: 



A — Large, flexible and not fleshy 6 



B — Broad, level or spherical, not deeply cut between 



teats 4 



C — Fore udder full and well rounded, running well for- 

 ward of front teats 10 



D — Rear udder well rounded and well out and up behind. . . 6 

 Teats 8: 



Of' good and uniform length and size, regularly and 



squarely placed 8 



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Student's 

 Score 



