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placed, and well balanced. Large teats, uneven in size and 

 unevenly placed are very objectionable. 



The escutcheon should be high and spreading. Its chief 

 indication is in the development of a large, well-balanced 

 ■udder. 



Score Card for Dairy Cattle. 



Perfect score. 



General Appearance — 24 Points. 



Weight: ... •. 4 



Disposition: quiet, gentle . 2 



Form: triangular, wedge-shaped, symmetrical, straight top 



line . 6 



Quality: free from coarseness throughout; skin soft, pliable; 



secretions abundant; hair fine . . . 6 

 Temperament: inherent tendency to dairy performance, show- 

 ing economic use of food nutrients 6 

 Head and Neck — 8 Points. 



Muzzle: broad .... 1 



Jaw: strong, firmly joined 1 



Face: medium length, clean . . 1 



Forehead: broad between eyes, dishing . ' 1 



Eyes: large, full, mild, bright . . .:..... 1 

 Ears: medium size, fine texture; secretions oily and abundant, 



yellow color . . ... 1 



Throat: clean . . . 1 



Neck: long, spare, smoothly joined to shoulders, free from 



dewlap ... ... 1 



FORBQUARTERS — 7 PointS. 



Withers: narrow, sharp ... 3 



Shoulders: sloping, smooth; brisket Ught . . 3 



Forelegs: straight, clean, well set under body .' 1 



BoDT — 25 Points. 



Crops: free from fleshiness . . . 1 



Chest: deep, roomy; floor broad . . 6 



Back: straight, strong; vertebrae open . 3 



Ribs: long, deep, sprung, wide apart 3 



Barrel: deep, long, capacious . 10 



Loin: broad, strong . . 2 



Hindquarters — 12 Points. 



Hips: prominent, wide apart. . 1 



Rump: long, level, not sloping 4 



Pin-bones: wide apart ... 1 



Tail: neatly set on, long, tapering 1 



Thighs: spare, not fleshy 3 



Hindlegs: well apart, giving ample room for udder . 2 



Mammary Development — 24 Points. 



Udder: large, very flexible, attached high behind, carrying 



well forward; quarters even, not cut up . . . .10 



Teats: wide apart, uniformly placed, convenient size . 4 

 Mammary Veins: large tortuous, extending well forward, 



branching ... 4 



Mammary Orifices: large . . () 



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