THE MORE IMPORTANT DAIRY BREED^ 347 



size is 900 pounds for the males and 800 for the V*.nales. 

 The color should be black or red, with no white urJess a 

 slight amount upon the udder, scrotum, or brush Ci.£ tail. 

 pLn conformation this is a dual-purpose breed as prcduced 

 Jn Europe, and a special class is provided at British shows 

 for fat steers of this small size, where very choice little 

 carcasses are exhibited. The tendency is to shortness, thick- 

 ness, and depth of body. The type of head is short, and 

 crowned with a heavy horn of upstanding form. The cows 

 often have large udders and produce excellent yields of 

 about 4 per cent milk. A record of 5,000 pounds of milk 

 is not remarkable, and one English Dexter is rejjorted as 

 producing about 12,000 pounds of milk in a year, 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR DEXTEB CATTLE. 



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



Bull 



Joints 



General formation and character 25 



Head, horns and hair 25 



Quality and touch 20 



Color 30 



Total . , 100 



Cow 



■points 



Head, neck and horns 15 



Body, top line, underline, ribs, setting-on of tail, short- 

 ness of leg, etc 25 



Udder 40 



Quality and touch 10 



Color 10 



Total lOO 



The French Canadian breed of cattle has been produced 

 in Quebec, Canada, for perhaps 200 years. It is a dis- 

 tinctly dairy type breed. The color is black or black-fawn, 

 with light markings about the muzzle and along over the 

 spine. This is one of the small breeds, comparable with the 

 small type Jersey. The form is quite angular and notably 



