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THE RED POLLS 



Scale of Points for Judging Red Polled Bulls (continued) 



Student's 

 Counts Score 



Objections: An extreme dark or an ex- 

 treme light red is not desirable. A 

 cloudy nose or one with dark spots. 



Head Wide, strong and masculine, relatively 



short. Poll stronger and less prom- 

 inent than in cow. Kars of medium 

 size and well carried; eyes promi- 

 nent; muzzle wide and large nostrils 12 

 Objections: Long, narrow or lacking in 

 masculine character. 



Neck Of medium length, full crest, of good 



thickness, strong, of masculine ap- 

 pearance '. . 5 



Shoulder Of medium thickness and smoothly laid, 



coming up level witli line of back. . . 8 

 Objections: Shoulder too prominent, 

 giving the appearance of weakness 

 of heart girth, shoulder protruding 

 above line of back. 



Chest Broad and deep, insuring constitution. 



Brisket prominent and coming well 

 forward 12 



Back and Ribs Back medium long, straight and level 



from withers to setting on of tail, 

 moderately wide, with spring of ribs 

 starting from the back bone, giving a 

 rounding appearance, with ribs flat 



and fairly wide apart 14 



Objections : Front ribs too straight, 

 causing depression back of shoulders. 

 Urop in back or loin below the top 

 line. 



Hips Wide, rounding over the hooks, and well 



covered 3 



Quarters Of good length, full, rounding and level; 



thighs wide and moderately full, 



deep 6 



Objections: Prominent hooks and sunken 

 quarters. 



Tail Tail head strong and setting well for- 

 ward, long and tapering to a full 

 switch 2 



