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tests up to January 1, 1916, showed an average of 14,493.9 

 pounds of milk. The largest official yearly milk yield for 

 a cow of the breed is that of Tilly Alcartra, produc- 

 ing 30,451.4 pounds. Holstein-Friesian milk tests 3 to 

 3I/2 per cent fat. The average number of pounds of fat 

 produced in one year by the 2,387 cows referred to above 

 was 495.91, the greatest official yield of fat by any one cow 

 of the breed in a year being 1,205 pounds, by Duchess 

 Skylark Ormsby 124514. The disposition of the males in- 

 clines to nervousness and irritability, but the cows are very 

 quiet and -placid. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN BULL. 



(Adopted by Holstein-Friesian Association of America.) 



The ratings in parentliesis relate entirely to the method of application agreed ' 

 upon by the Inspectors, in order to secure uniformity of work. The abbrevia- 

 tions are as follows: vs, very slight; s, slight; m, marked; vm, very marked; 

 e, extreme. 



PARTS DESCRIPTION '^Score^ 



Head — Showing full vigor; elegant in contour. (Discred't, 



vs Vs, s %,, m %, vm %, e 1.) '2 



Forehead — Broad between the eyes; dishing. (Discredit, 



vs ■%, s %, m J^, vm %, e 1.) 2 



Face — Of medium length; clean and trim, especially under 

 the eyes; the bridge of the nose straight. (Discredit, 

 s i/s, m 1/4, e ^.) 2 



Muzzle — Broad with strong lips. (Discredit, s Va, m Vi, 



e %.) 1 



Ears — Of medium size; of iine te.xture; the hair plentiful and 

 soft: the secretions oily and abundant. (Discredit, m 

 Vs, e 14.) 1 



Eyes — Large, full, mild, bright. (Discredit, s Vs, m ^, 



e 'A.) 2 



Horns — Short; of medium size at base, gradually diminish- 

 ing toward tips; oval; inclining forward, moderately 

 curved inward ; of fine te.xture, in appearance waxy. 

 (Discredit, va Vs, e Vi.) 1 



ITeck — Long; finely crested (if the animal is mature); fine 

 and clean at juncture witli the head ; nearly free from 

 dewlap : strongly and smoothly joined to shoulders. 

 (Discredit, vs Vs, o Vi, m %, vm %, e 1.) 5 



Shoulders — Of medium height; of medium thickness, and 

 smoothly rounded at tops ; broad and full at sides ; 

 smooth over front. (Discredit, vs Ys, s Y4,, m J/2, vm 

 %, e 1.) i 



