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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR KERRY CATTLE. 



(Adopted by the English Kerry and Dexter Cattle Society.) 



Bull 



Points 



General formation and character 25 



Head, horns and hair 25 



Quality and touch 20 



Color 30 



Total 100 



Cow 



Points 



General formation and character, head, horns, hair . . 30 

 Udder: Size, shape, situation of teats, milk veins, es- 

 cutcheon, etc 40 



Quality and touch 10 



Color 20 



Total 100 



The Dexter breed of cattle is of Irish origin, perhaps an 

 offshoot from the Kerry. This is the smallest breed of 

 British origin, the bulls at maturity often weighing 600 

 to 700 pounds, and the cows about 500 pounds. Extreme 



Fig. 194. — Dexter cow, "Harley Coy," a noted prize-winner in Ireland 

 and Bngland. 



