BREED CHARACTERISTICS 295 



^ Cow. 



Counts. 



Dairy Tbmpehament, Constitution — 38 Points. 



Clean-cut, lean face; strong, sinewy jaw; wide muzzle with 

 wide-open nostrils; full, bright eye with quiet and gentle 

 expression; forehead long and broad 5 



Long, thin neck with strong juncture to head; clean throat. 

 Backbone rising well between shoulder-blades; large, rugged 

 spinal processes, indicating good development of the spinal 

 cord ... 5 



Pelvis arching and wide; rump long; wide, strong structure 

 of spine at setting on of tail. Long, thin tail with good 

 switch. Thin, incurving thighs 5 



Ribs amply and fully sprung and wide apart, giving an open, 

 relaxed conformation; thin, arching flanks . ... 5 



Abdomen large and deep, with strong muscular and navel 

 development, indicative of capacity and vitality . . 15 



Hide firm yet loose, with an oily feeling and texture, but not 



thick 3 



Milking Marks Denoting Quantity of Flow — 10 Points. 



Escutcheon wide on thighs; high and broad, with thigh ovals 2 



Milk veins long, crooked, branching and prominent, with 

 large or deep wells . . . . 8 



Udder Formation — 26 Points. 



Udder full in front 8 



Udder full and well up behind ... .8 



Udder of large size and capacity 4 



Teats well apart, squarely placed, and of good and even 

 size . . . . .6 



Indicating Color of Milk — 15 Points. 



Skin deep yellow in ear, on end of bone of tail, at base of 

 horns, on udder, teats, and body generally. Hoof, amber- 

 colored . 15 



Milking Marks Denoting Quality of Flow — 6 Points. 



Udder showing plenty of substance but not too meaty . 6 



Symmetry and Size — 5 Points. 



Color of hair a shade of fawn, with white markings. Cream- 

 colored nose. Horns amber-colored, small, curved, and not 

 coarse .... . 3 



Size for the breed: Mature cows, four years old or over, 

 about 1050 pounds . . . 2 



Total . . 100 



EXPLANATORY NOTES ON GUERNSEY BREED BY AMERICAN 

 GUERNSEY CATTLE CLUB. 



The Guernsey should be: First. A dairy animal with a 

 distinctive dairy temperament and conformation, having a 

 strong, nervy structure with a corresponding flow of nervous 

 energy, and every indication of capacity and vitality. 



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