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Legs — Short and clean, with fine bone. 

 Tail — Well set on, and moderately thick. 

 Skin — Mellow and moderately thick. ' 



Hair — Soft and wavy, with mossy undercoat ; wiry or curly 

 hair is very objectionable. 



The last point is a very important one. Some animals are 

 without this thick mossy covering, which should, in the very 

 best hides, have a feeling akin to a sealskin jacket. The great 

 advantage of such a covering is obvious. In cold or windy 

 weather it has warmth and on wet days will throw off a great 

 amount of rain. For the making of fine robes it is a necessity ; 

 coarse hair will not wear nearly so well. The defects specially 

 to be guarded against as objectionable are the following : 



Galloways should not have 



1. Narrow, tapering muzzle. 



2. Long, lean, narrow head. 



3. Small, dull, deep-set eyes. 



4. Long, drooping ears. 



5. SmaU, scraggy neck. 



6. Contracted brisket or narrow, sunken chest. 



7. Bare shoulders, narrow on top. 



8. Flatness behind the shoulders. 



9. Light fore or back ribs. 



10. Prominent hook bones. 



11. High or drooping rumps. 



12. Weak or slack loins. 



13. Bare or rough back, lacking flesh. 



14. Rounded buttocks. 



15. Double thighs. 



16. Coarse, big bones. 



17. Thick, stiff skin. 



18. Hard, wiry or too curly hair. 



19. Hair without soft undercoat. 



20. Rough, angular form. 



These defects should be avoided by the careful breeder. It is 

 hard to get a herd without some of these faults, but a knowledge 

 of what should be shunned will assist in bringing a herd up to a 

 good standard of excellence. 



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