QUESTIONS 



Scale of Points for Judging Red Polled Bulls {continued) 



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Student's 

 Counts Score 



Legs Short, straight, squarely placed, medium 



bone 



Objections: Hocks crooked; legs placed 

 too close together. 

 Rudimentaries Large, wide apart and placed well for- 

 ward 



Position of rudimentaries 



Objections: Rudimentaries placed back 

 on scrotum, or placed too close to- 

 gether, indicating tendency to trans- 

 mit badly formed udders. 

 Hide. Loose, mellow, flexible, inclined to thick- 

 ness, with a good, full coat of soft 



hair 5 



Objections: Thin, papery skin or wiry 

 hair. 



Conditions Healthy ; moderate to liberal flesh, evenly 



laid on ; glossy coat, animal presented 

 in good bloom 



12 



Total 



100 



General Description . . . Strong, impressive, low set and of good 

 carriage. Weight 1800 lbs. to 2000 lbs. when mature and 

 finished. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Where did the Red Polls develop? How? 



2. What were their home conditions? 



3. When were Red Polls imported into America? 



4. Describe a Red Polled cow, as to color, form, size, performance, tem- 



perament. 



5. Compare with other breeds. 



6. Is the Red Poll a "dairy" breed? 



7. When was the advanced registry inaugurated for this breed? 



8. What qualities other than amount of milk and butter production must 



cows of this breed possess for admission into the advanced registry? 



9. What is the best fat record for this breed? 

 10. What is the best record for any herd? 



