306 DOMESTICATED ANIMALS AND PLANTS 
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DAIRY CATTLE 
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INDICATING MILKING QUALITIES, THIRTY POINTS 
Udder, capacious, full and attached high at the back, 
extending well forward; quarters evenly developed, 
preferably free from fleshiness (omit for male) . 
Teats, uniform, of convenient size and length, placed 
well apart, of nearly equal diameter from base to point, 
free from lumps, warts, extra orifices, or leakage 
throwing clean streams with reasonable rams 
(rudimentary in male) . 
Milk veins, large, tortuous, and ‘much branched ; milk 
wells large. . 
Rump, broad at both hip and pin bones, ‘indicating pelvic 
capacity : 
Temperament, inherited tendency of dairy function . 
INDICATING FEEDING QUALITIES, THIRTY POINTS 
Barrel, long, deep, full at paunch, with plenty of space 
between last rib and point of hip. . 
Bone, medium, as indicated by clean face and legs with 
smooth joints, short cannons, and long, slim tail. Ex- 
treme fineness undesirable . . 
Withers, narrow, smooth over top, not higher than rump 
Muzzle, wide, full lips : ‘ 
Face, broad between eyes, flat or ‘dished, not bulging 
Eye, “full, clear, quiet, set well forward, not in side of head 
Neck, medium to thin on top, and fair eaesh aay in 
males and crested with abr ‘ ; 
Throat, clean . e 
Dewlap, light ‘ 
Handling, skin medium thick, mellow, loose, ‘not hard or 
papery; hair fine and soft, not wiry; inside of ears 
furry; switch long and silky 3 
INDICATING CONSTITUTION AND GENERAL HEALTH, 
TWENTY-FIVE POINTS 
Chest, deep and full, showing plenty of lung capacity, 
wide on the floor and full at the elbows. rs 
Legs, straight, neither knock-kneed nor sickle-hocked 
Back, straight, sometimes drooping with aa 
Pasterns, short, strong, and upright 
General appearance, thrifty and sas 7 
Carriage, active but not nervous . 
SYMMETRY, FIFTEEN POINTS 
The proper balance between the different parts of the 
animal’s body, including general neatness and smooth- 
ness of form; in males greater relative development 
of shoulders, neck, and head i 
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100 
Other particulars in which cows vary are not listed above 
because their connection with milk production is ques- 
tionable, or at least not understood ; for example, the 
escutcheon, rudimentaries, color, etc. 
Weight, estimated . . pounds; actual . . pounds. 
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