OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOB CATTLE 95 



No bu.ll shall be received to Advanced Registry who does 

 not scale 80 points. 



No bull shall be received to Advanced Registry that in the 

 judgment of the inspectors will not reach a minimum weight 

 of 1,800 in good flesh at full age. 



SCALE OF POINTS PUBLISHED IN ADVANCED *> 



BEGISTBY, VOL. 11, 1889 COW. 



Head Decidedly feminine in appearance, comparatively 



long from eyes to base of horns, fine in contour 2 



Forehead Broad between the eyes, dishing 2 



Pace Contour fine, especially under the eyes, showing 



facial veins, length medium, broad muzzle 2 



Ears Of medium size, fine, covered with soft hair i 



Eyes Moderately full, large and mild 2 



Horns Set moderately narrow at base, tine, oval, well 



bent, inclining forward 2 



Neck Fine, nearly free from dewlap, neatly joined to head 

 and shoulders, topline slightly curving, of good length, 



moderately thin, elegant in bearin? 4 



Shoulders Fine anl even over top, lower than hips and 



moderately thick, deep and broad 3 



Chest Low, deep and broad 6 



Crops Full and level with shoulders 2 



Chine Straight, broadly developed and open 3 



Barrel Well rounded with large abdomen 5 



Loin and Hip Broad, full, long and level 5 



Rump High, broad and level, with roomy pelvis 4 



Thurl High, with great width : 4 



Quarters Long, straight behind, roomy in the twist, wide 



and full at sides 4 



Flanks Fairly deep and full 2 



Legs Short, clean, tanerine, with strong arm, in position 

 firm, wide apart; feet of medium size, round, solid and 



deep 5 



Tail Reaching to hocks or below, large at setting, taper- 

 ing finely to a full switch 2 



Hair and Handling Fine, soft and mellow, skin of mod- 

 erate thickness, secretions oily and of rich brown or 



yellow color 10 



Mammary Veins Large, long, crooked, brandhed with ex- 

 tension enterine laree rrifi^e^ 10 



Udder Capacious, flexible, well developed, both in front 

 and rear; teats well formed, wide apart and of con- 

 venient size 12 



Escutcheon 8 



Total 100 



A cow that b*s ma^e milk or butter record in exes<* of t h e 

 minimum requirement annlicable to her case (see Rule 6) 

 shall be credited one point for each and every eight per cent 

 that such record exceeds such requirement. 



