JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR KERRY CATTLE. 



(Adopted by the English Kerry and Dexter Cattle Society.) 



Bull 



(leneral formation and character 



Head, horns and hair 



Quality and touch 



Color 



Points 



Total 



100 



Cow 



Points 

 30 



General formation and character, head, horns, hair 

 Udder: Size, shape, situation of teats, milk veins, es- 

 cutcheon, etc . . . . 40 



Quality and touch i 10 



Color 20 



Total . . ., 100 . 



The Dexter breed of cattle is of Irish origin, perhaps an 

 offshoot from the Kerry. This is the smallest breed of 

 British origin, the bulls at maturity often weighing 600 

 to 700 pounds, and the cows about 500 pounds. Extreme 



Fig. 194. Dexter cow, "Harley Coy," a noted prize-winner in Ireland 

 and England. 



