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has recently dropped her calf they should be very prom- 

 inent and full and branched. The milk wells through 

 which the veins pass into the body of the cow are in- 

 dicative of the size of the milk veins and consequently 

 they should receive consideration, especially when the 

 cow is dry, for at that time the milk veins themselves are 

 not in evidence. 



SCALE OF FOISTS FOB DAIBY CATTLE COW. *J 



GENERAL APPEARANCE! || 



Form, inclined to be wedge shaped 6 



Quality, hair fine, soft; skin, mellow, loose, medium 



thickness; secretion yellow; bone clean, fine 6 



Temperament, nervous, indicated by lean appearance 



when in milk 6 



HEAD AND NECK: 



Muzzle, clean cut; mouth large; nostrils large 1 



Eyes, large, bright, full, mild 1 



Face, lean, long, quiet expression 1 



Forehead, broad 1 



Ears, medium size, yellow inside, fine texture 1 



Horns, fine texture, waxy 1 



Neck, fine, medium length, throat clean, light dewlap. 1 



FORE QUARTERS: 



Withers, lean, thin 1 



Shoulders, light, oblique 2 



Legs, straight, short; shank fine, 2 



BODY: 



Chest, deep, low, girth large with full fore flank 10 



Barrel, ribs broad, long, wide apart; large stomach. . . 10 



Back, lean straight, open jointed 2 



Loin, broad 2 



Navel, large 2 



HIND QUARTERS: 



Hips, far apart, level 2 



Rump, long, wide 2 



Pin Bones or Thurls, high, wide apart 1 



Tail, long, slim ; fine hair in switch 1 



Thighs, thin, long 4 



Escutcheon, spreading over thighs, extending high and 



wide; large thigh ovals 2 



Udder, long, attached high and full behind, extending 



far in front and full, flexible; quarters even and free 



from fleshiness 20 



Teats, large, evenly placed 5 



Mammary Veins, large, long, tortuous, branched with 



double extension; large and numerous milk wells. 5 



Legs, straight; shank fine ^ 2 



Total .100 



