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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Fig. SO. — TJie Points of the Draft Horse: 1, chin; 2, nostril; 4, nose; 

 5, face ; 6, forehead ; 7, eye ; 8, ear ; 9, lower jaw ; 10, throat-latcli ; 11, 

 windpipe ; 12, crest ; 1.5, withers ; 14, shoulder ; 1.5, joint shoulder ; 16, 

 arm ; 17, elbow ; 18, forearm ; 19, knee ; 20, cannon ; 21, fetloclc joint ; 22, 

 pastern ; 2.3, hoof ; 24, foreflank ; 25, heart girth ; 26, back ; 27, loin ; 28, 

 coupling ; 29, belly ; .30, hindflank ; 31, hip ; 32, croup ; 38, tail ; 34, but- 

 tocks ; 35, quarters ; 38, gaskin ; 39, hock. 



SCORE CARD FOR DRATT HORSES. 



Standard of Score of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Horse 



Score Studied 

 Age — Indicate the age after examining the teeth 



A— GENERAL APPEARANCE, 18 Points: 



1. Height — Estimated hands .... Actual hands 



2. Weight — 2,000 lbs. a standard. Estimated weight 



Actual weight 4 



3. Form, broad, deep, massive, low set, well propor- 



tioned 4 



4. Substance, abundance of bone, broad joints, right 



proportions 3 



5. Quality, bone clean and hard, tendons and joints 



well defined, skin and hair fine, features of 

 head clearly defined 4 



6. Temperament, energetic; disposition good ., ,, 3 



