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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Fig. 189. Guernsey cow, "May Rilma 22761, with record of 1,073 Ibs. 

 butter fat in one year." (Photo by courtesy American Agriculturist.) 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR GUERNSEY BULL. 



(Adopted by the American Guernsey Cattle Club, December 13, 1899.) 

 SCALE OF POINTS Points 



DAIRY TEMPERAMENT, CONSTITUTION, 38 Points: 



Clean cut, lean face; strong sinewy jaw; wide muzzle 

 with wide-open nostrils; full, bright eye with quiet 

 and gentle expression; forehead long and broad. . 5 



Long masculine neck with strong juncture to head ; clean 

 throat. Backbone rising well between shoulder 

 blades; large rugged spinal processes, indicating 

 good development of the spinal cord 5 



Pelvis arching and wide; rump long; wide, strong 

 structure of spine at setting of tail. Long, thin 

 tail with good switch. Thin, incurving thighs . . 5 



Ribs amply and fully sprung and wide apart, giving 



an open relaxed conformation ; thin, arching flank . . 5 



Abdomen large and deep, with strong muscular and 

 navel development, indicative of capacity and 

 vitality 15 



Hide firm yet loose, with an oily feeling and texture, 



but not thick 3 



DAIRY PREPOTENCY, 15 Points: 



As shown by having a great deal of vigor, style, alert- 

 ness, and resolute appearance 15 



