58 



The Guernsey Breed 



Milking Marks Denoting Quality of Flow — 12. 



I'oints 



Escutcheon wide on thighs; liigh and' broad with thigh ovals 2 



Milk veins long, tortuous, branching with large and deep fountains 10 



Udder Formation — 24. 



Udder full in front 6 



Udder full and well up behind 6 



Udder of large size and capacity; elastic and not fleshi' 6 



Teats well apart, squarely placed of good, even size 6 



Indicating Color of Milk — 15. 



Skin deep yellow in ear, end of bone of tail, on udder, teats and 



body generallj' 15 



Total 100 



The color of the nose in no way denotes intrinsic merit in the 

 animal, nor does it denote impurity of breed. The buff nose is fash- 

 iiinable in the show ring, but it is safe to say that this fashicni has 

 not been helpful to the Guernsey breed'. .Vs in the past, it is well 

 known that many of the brindles and dark cows have been among the 

 verv best ;ininials. 



Cattle being lo:iilecl for exportation, (luernscy. 



From 1881 to 1886 there was an e.xcelleiit demaiid for 

 cattle to be brought to America, btit following that there was 

 a period of great depression nn the islands, for, from the year 

 1899 to 1903, only 800 pedigree cows were registered In the 

 mtrodiictioii, to Vol. XII. of the Herd Book published in 1903, 

 the following is offered by way of explanation : 



Digitized by Microsoft® 



