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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



succeeded by the less tedious and more common plan of 

 comparing the animals in a group. In the case of dairy 

 cattle, emphasis is naturally placed on the features for 

 which this class of stock is bred and valued. Animals of 

 the same general age and period of lactation are compared. 

 A similar method of inspection is applied as with 

 beef cattle. An interesting and instructive study may re- 

 sult by comparing certain features or characteristics as 

 found in each animal of the group, in which the strong and 

 weak points of each will be graded into either first, second, 

 third or fourth place. The following comparison card is 

 suggested, each animal to be identified by a letter of the 

 alphabet. 



DAIRY CATTLE COMPARISON CARD 



Name of Judge Date Judged. 



Class of Cattle 



First Second 

 Place Place 



Third Fourth 

 Place Place 



FEATURES TO JUDGE 



Form or type 



Quality 



Temperament 



Head and neck 



Forequarters 



Constitution 



Body 



Rump 



Thighs 



Udder 



Teats 



Veins 



Breed character 



Placing 



