290 APPENDIX 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JERSEY COW 

 Adopted by the American Jersey Cattle Club, 1913 



DAIRY TEMPERAMENT AND CONSTITUTION 



Head, 7. 



A. Medium size, lean ; face dished ; broad between 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 ..... Y . . ? * 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 be- 

 tween and just back of fore legs ...... 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 pro- 



cesses ; 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 



7. Tail thin, long, with good switch, not coarse at setting- 

 on * .... 1 



Udder, 26. 



A. Large size, 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 



Carry forward 68 



