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THE RED POLLS 



Scale of Points for Judging Red Polled Bulls (continued) 



Counts 

 Objections: An extreme dark or an ex- 

 treme light red is not desirable. A 

 cloudy nose or one with dark spots. 



Head Wide, strong and masculine, relatively 



short. Poll stronger and less prom- 

 inent than in cow. Ears of medium 

 size and well carried; eyes promi- 

 nent; muzzle wide and large nostrils 12 

 Objections: Long, narrow or lacking in 

 masculine character. 



Neck Of medium length, full crest, of good 



thickness, strong, of masculine ap- 

 pearance 5 



Shoulder Of medium thickness and smoothly laid, 



coming up level with line of back. . . 8 

 Objections: Shoulder too prominent, 

 giving the appearance of weakness 

 of heart girth, shoulder protruding 

 above line of back. 



Chest Broad and deep, insuring constitution. 



Brisket prominent and coming well 



forward 12 



. . 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. 



. . Wide, rounding over the hooks, and well 



covered 3 



. .Of good length, full, rounding and level; 

 thighs wide and moderately full, 



deep 6 



Objections: Prominent hooks and sunken 

 quarters. 

 Tail Tail head strong and setting well for- 

 ward, long and tapering to a full 

 switch 2 



Student's 

 Score 



Back and Bibs. 



Hips. . . . 

 Quarters 



