231 A STUDY OF FARM AMMALS 



A SCORE CARD FOR FAT CATTLE 



Points of Score of 

 Scale of Poinls perfect score cattle judge 



GENERAL APPEARANCE, 38 Points. 



Weight, score according to age. At 12 months 



850 lbs., at 24 montlis 1,250 lbs., at 30 months 



1,500 lbs 8 



Form, broad, deeji, compact, low set, top and 



underline straight 10 



Quality, fine bone, mellow elastic hide, soft and 



silky hair 10 



Condition, deep, even covering of smooth, firm 



fle.sh, the cod and flank indicating finish 10 



HEAD AND NECK, 7 Points. 



Muzzle, liroad, month large, nostrils large 1 



Eyes, large and bright, with placid expression 1 



Face, short, wide, slightly dished; cheeks fleshy; 



.ia w strong 1 



Forehead, broad, full 1 



Ears, medium size, not coarse, well set 1 



Neck, thick, short, throat clean, blending well 



with shoulders 2 



FORE QUARTER8, 9 Points. 



Shoulder vein, full and smooth 2 



Shoulders, well set, compact on top, smoothly 



covered with flesh 3 



Breast, Avide and full, brisket extending forward, 



with little dewlap 2 



Legs, straight, short; arm full; shank fine, smooth; 



toes pointing directly forward 2 



BODY, 31 Points. 



Chest, deep, wide, girth large, crops full 5 



Back, broad, level, thickly and smoothly fleshed .... 8 



Loin, broad, thick 8 



Ribs, long, well arched, thicklj' and smoothly 



fleshed 8 



Flanks, deep, full, underline straight from front 



to rear 2 



HIND QUARTERS, 15 Points. 



Hips, smoothly covered, not wide apart, nor 



pi'ominent 1 



Rump, long, wide, level, free of patchiness, 



tail head smooth 4 



Thighs, thick, broad, deep, full 4 



Twist, deep, full 4 



Legs, well placed, short; hocks straight; shank 



fine and smooth ; toes pointing straight forward ... 2 



Total 100 



