THE MORE IMPORTANT DAIRY BREEDS 337 



SCALE OF POINTS Points 



RUDIMENT ARIES AND MILK VEINS, 10 Points: 



Rudimentaries of good size, squarely and broadly placed 

 in front of and free from scrotum. Milk vein* 



prominent 10 



INDICATING COLOR OF MILK IN OFFSPRING, 15 Points: 

 Skin deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of tail, at base 



of horns and body generally; hoofs amber colored. . 15 



SYMMETRY AND SIZE, 22 Points: 



Color of hair, a shade of fawn with white markings. 



Cream-colored nose. Horns amber-colored, curving 



and not coarse 8 



Size for the Breed: Mature bulls four years old or 



over, about 1,500 Ibs 4 



General appearance as indicative of the power to beget 



animals of strong dairy qualities 10 



Total 100 



FOR GUERNSEY COW. 



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, thin neck with strong juncture to lu>ad ; clt an 

 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 struc- 

 ture of spine at setting-on 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 flanks . . 5 



Abdomen large and deep, with strong muscular and 

 navel development, indicative of capacity and 

 vitality 1 ."> 



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



but not thick ^ 



MILKING MARKS DENOTING QUANTITY OF FLOW, 

 10 Points: 



Escutcheon wide on thighs; high and broad, with thigh 



ovals 2 



Milk veins long, crooked, branching and prominent, 



with large or deep wells 8 



UDDER FORMATION, 26 Points: 



Udder full in front 8 



Udder full and well up behind 8 



Udder of large size and capacity * 



Teats well apart, squarely placed, and of good and <-v< 11 



size <> 



INDICATING COLOR OF MILK, 15 Points: 



Skin deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of tail, at base 

 of horns, on udder, teats and body generally. Hoof, 

 amber colored.. . 15 * 



