The Guernsey Breed 53 



Points 



2. Head well-shaped and small; small jaw; small nose, circled 

 with white, large and distended nostrils; polished horns, a 

 little rounded and pointed with black, not too large at the 

 base; small ears, orange color inside; bright, large eye 8 



3. Neck slender and well placed on the shoulders, large chest, 

 body round and broad, with the sides rounded up to haunches. 3 



4. The back from the shoulders to the tail in a straight line, 

 forming a right angle with the tail; a slender tail 3 



5. The skin fine and soft, well covered with fine, soft hair of an 

 approved color 3 



6. The fore legs straight, short, well shaped and strong, large 

 above the knees and slender below 2 



7. The hind quarters from the flank to the back, long and well 

 rounded. The back legs should not cross in walking 2 



8. Development 2 



9. General appearance 1 



Perfection 28 



No prize shall l^e given to a bull having less than 20 points. 

 Scale for Examining Heifers and Cows. 



1. Pedigree known to be fine, giving rich, yellow butter 4 



2. Head small; a large, alert eye; small nose with a circle of 

 white, or yellow if the animal is black; polished horns, a 

 little curved in, pointed with black; small ears, orange colored 

 inside 8 



3. The back from the shoulders to the point of the back at right 

 angles to the tail, broad chest up to the line of the stomach. ... 4 



4. Fine, soft skin, well covered with soft and short hair of a 

 good color 2 



5. Sides well rounded, the flanks small, having little space be- 

 tween sides and haunches. Tail slender 3 



6. Forelegs straight and well shaped. Hind legs long and well 

 shaped; wide above the joint and narrow below. The hoofs 

 small; the hind legs must not cross when walking 2 



7. Bag, large and well placed. The teats large, squarely placed 

 and well separated. The veins large and well marked 4 



8. Development 1 



9. General appearance 2 



Perfection for cows and heifers 30 



Two points will be deducted from those required by the scale 

 for heifers, seeing that the milk veins are not so well pronounced. 

 Thus a heifer will be counted at 28 points. 



The following quotation from the Agricultural Survey 

 of Jersey, No. 3, page 308, written by Col. Le Couteur and 

 published between 1830 and 1840, is of interest as showing 

 what was being done along the same lines in Jersey at this 

 time: 



"Another most important benefit conferred on the island by the 

 Agricultural and HorticijliU^al^oc^t^^^h^ been the decided improve- 



