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THE RED POLLS 



Head. 



Neck. 



Shoulder. 



Chest 



Back and Ribs . 



Hips 

 Quarters . 



Scale of Points for Judging Red Polled Cows (continued) 



Counts 



.Of medium length, wide between the eyes, 

 sloping gradually from above eyes to 

 poll. The poll well denned and prom- 

 inent, with a sharp dip behind it in 

 center of head. Ears of medium size 

 and well carried. Eyes prominent; 

 face well dished between the eyes. 



Muzzle wide with large nostrils 6 



Objections: A rounding or flat appear- 

 ance of the poll. Head too long and 

 narrow. 



.Of medium length, clean cut, and straight 

 from head to top of shoulder with 

 inclination to arch when fattened, and 

 may show folds of loose skin under- 

 neath when in milking form 3 



.Of medium thickness and smoothly laid, 



coming up level with line of back. . . 6 

 Objections: Shoulder too prominent, 

 giving the appearance of weakness in 

 heart girth, shoulder protruding 

 above line of back. 



.Broad and deep, insuring constitution. 

 Brisket prominent and coming well 

 forward 10 



.Back medium long, straight and level 

 from withers to setting on of tail, 

 moderately wide, with spring of ribs 

 starting from the back bone, giving 

 a rounding appearance, with ribs 



flat and fairly wide apart 14 



Objections: Front ribs too straight, 

 causing depression back of shoulders. 

 Drop in back or loin below the top 

 line. 



^Yide, rounding over the hooks, and well 

 covered 3 



.Of good length, full, rounding and level; 



thighs wide, roomy and not too meaty 6 

 Objections: Prominent hooks and sunken 

 quarters. 



Student'6 

 Score 



