38 BULLETIN 281; U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGKICULTUBE. 



SCORE CAR]) FOE ALFALFA HAY. 



Class. 



Exhibit No. 



Points. 



Perfect. 



Scorer's. Corrected. 



Color: Bright green preferred; brown, in sweated sample not objected to.. 



16 

 20 



8 



8 

 14 



8 

 18 



8 





































Total 



100 









Remarks 



Name of scorer. 



SCORE CARD FOR DAIRY CATTLE. 



Breed Xame Register Xo 



General appearance.— A dairy cow should weigh not less than 800 pounds, have large 

 capacity for feed, a dairy temperament, well developed milk organs, fine quality and 

 perfect health, and be capable of a large production of milk and butter fat. 



Points. 



Perfect. Scorer's. Corrected. 



Indication of capacity for feed, 25 points: 



Pace, broad between the eyes and long; muzzle clean-cut; mouth large; 



lips strong; lower jaws lean and sinewy 



Body, wedge shape as viewed from front, side, and top; ribs long, far 

 apart and well sprung; breast full and wide; flanks, deep and full. . . 



Back, straight; chine, broad and open; loin, broad and roomy 



Hips and thurls, wide apart and high 



Indication of dairy temperament, 25 points: 



Head, clean-cut and fine in contour; eyes, prominent, full, and bright. 

 Neck, thin, long, neatly joined to head and shoulders, and free from 



throatiness and dewlap 



Brisket, lean and light 



Shoulders, lean, sloping, nicely laid up to body; points prominent; 



withers sharp 



Back, strong, prominent to tail head and open jointed 



Hips, prominent, sharp and level with back 



Thighs, thin and incurving 



Tail, fine and tapering 



Legs, straight; shank fine 



Indication of well-developed milk organs, 25 points: 



Rump, long, wide, and level: pelvis roomy 



Thighs, wide apart; twist, high and open 



Udder, large, pliable, extending well forward and high up behind; 

 quarters, full, symmetrical, evenly joined, and well held up to body. 



Teats, plumb, good size, symmetrical, and well placed 



Indications of strong circulatory system, health, vigor, and milk flow, 

 25 points: 



Eyes, bright and placid 



Nostrils, large and open 



Chest, roomy 



Skin, pliable; hair, fine and straight; secretions abundant in car, on 



body, and at end of tail 



Veins, prominent on face and udder; mammary veins, large, long 



crooked, and branching: milk wells largo and numerous. . 



Escutcheon, wide and extending high up 



Total. 



1 

 100 



Remarks 



Xame of scorer. 



Date. 



