SCAL£ OF POINTS 

 Scale of Points for Judging Ayrshire Cows (continued) 



Counts 

 Abdomen, capacious, deep, firmly held up with strong 



muscular development 3 



Flank, thin and arching 1 



Hind Quarters 11: 



Rump, wide, level, and long from hocks to pin bones, a 



reasonable pelvic arch allowed 3 



Hocks, wide apart and not projecting above back nor 



unduly overlaid with fat 2 



Pin bones, high and wide apart 1 



Thighs, thin, long and wide apart 2 



Tail, long, fine, set on a level with back 1 



Legs and feet, legs strong, short, straight when viewed 

 from behind and set well apart; shanks fine and 

 smooth, joints firm, feet medium size, round, solid 



and deep 2 



Udder, long, wide, deep, but not pendulous, nor fleshy, 

 firmly attached to the body, extending well up behind 

 and far forward, quarters even, sole nearly level and 

 not indented between teats, udder veins well developed 



and plainly visible 22 



Teats, evenly placed, distance apart from side to side equal 

 to half the breadth of udder, from back to front equal 

 to one-third the length, length 2% to 3 x /4 inches, thick- 

 ness in keeping with length, hanging perpendicular 



and not tapering 8 



Mammary Veins, large, long, tortuous, branching and 



entering large orifices 5 



Escutcheon, distinctly defined, spreading over thighs and 



extending well upward 2 



Color, red of any shade, brown, or these with white; ma- 

 hogany and white, or white; each color distinctly 

 defined. (Brindle markings allowed but not de- 

 sirable.) . . .' 2 



Covering 6: 



Skin, of medium thickness, mellow and elastic 3 



Hair, soft and fine 2 



Secretions, oily, of rich brown or yellow color 1 



Style, alert, vigorous, showing strong masculine character, 



temperament inclined to nervous, but still docile . . 4 

 Weight, at maturity not less than one thousand pounds .... 4 



97 



Student's 

 Score 



Total 



100 



