322 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



be placed high in competition. Heifers should show udders 

 with much pliability of skin, having teats of good size, 

 placed well apart and on the same level. Udders that hang 

 tight to the belly, with teats close together, and the front 

 pair elevated materially above the rear two, promise a re- 

 stricted or unshapely development. In judging heifer 

 calves, the mammary development should receive critical 

 inspection. One of the most attractive features of a young 

 heifer, occasionally seen, is a maternal character in the 

 expression of face and the general bearing of head and neck, 

 suggestive of the mature cow. In a comparable way, young 

 bulls sometimes show a combination of sex character and 

 style suggestive of the mature male. Young bulls, however, 

 vary much in the development of sex character, as shown 

 in head and neck. The head should possess the desirable 

 qualities of conformation and expression. Crest and thick- 

 ness of neck come with maturity. The scrotum of the male 

 should be perfectly developed, showing two glands of uni- 

 form size. Until further definite information becomes 

 available, the character of the rudimentaries on the calf 

 should not seriously influence the judge in his placings, 

 though one might favor having them placed well apart and 

 in front of the scrotum. 



