342 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Standard of 



SCALE OF POINTS Perfect 



Score 

 TOREQUARTERS, 10 Points: 



Shoulders, light, good distance through from point 

 to point, but sharp at withers, smoothly blend- 

 ing into body . . .... 2 



Chest, low, deep and full between and back of fore- 



' legs 6 



Brisket, light 1 



Legs and feet: legs straight and short, well apart, 

 shanks fine and smooth, joints firm; feet 



medium size, round, solid and deep 1 



BODY, 13 Points: 



Back, strong and straight, chine lean, sharp and 



open-jointed 4 



Loin, broad, strong and level 2 



Ribs, long, broad, wide apart and well sprung . . H 

 Abdomen, capacious, deep, firmly held up with 



strong muscular development '? 



Flank, thin and arching 1 



HINDQUARTERS, 11 Points: 



Rump, wide, level and long from hooks to pin 



bones, a reasonable pelvic arch allowed . . . . 3 

 Hooks, wide apart and not projecting above back 



nor unduly over-laid with fat 2 



Pin bones, high and wide apart 1 



Thighs, thin, long and wide apart 2 



Tail, long, fine, set on a level with the back . . . . 1 

 Legs and feet: legs strong, short, straight when 

 viewed from behind and set well apart ; shanks 

 fine and smooth, joints firm; feet medium size, 



round, solid and deep 2 



UDDER, 22 Points: 



Long, wide, deep, but not pendulous, nor fleshy; 

 firmly attached to the body, extending well up 

 behind and far forward: quarters even; sole 

 nearly level and not indented between teats, 

 udder veins well developed and plainly visible. . 22 



TEATS, 8 Points: 



Evenly placed, distance apart from side to side equal 

 to half the breadth of udder, from back to 

 front equal to one-third the length; length 2 54 

 to S 1 /^ inches, thickness in keeping with length, 

 h.anging perpendicular and not tapering . . . . 8 



MAMMARY VEINS, 5 Points: 



Large, long, tortuous, branching and entering large 



orifices r > 



ESCUTCHEON, 2 Points: 



Distinctly defined, spreading over thighs and ex- 

 tending well upward 



COLOR, 2 Points: 



Red of any shade, brown, or these with white; ma- 

 hogany and white, or white ; each color dis- 

 tinctly defined. (Brindle markings allowed but 

 not desirable.) 2 



