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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



Indicating 

 Milking . 

 Qualities 

 30 



Indicating 



Feeding 



Qualities 



30 



SCALE OF POINTS— COW 



C 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 tt 

 point; free from lumps, warts, 

 extra orifices, or leakages; throw 

 ing clean streams with reasonable 

 pressure; rudimentary in male) 

 MILK VEINS. — Large, tortuous and 



much branched. Milk wells large 

 RUMP. — Broad at both hip and pin 

 bones, indicating pelvic capacity. . . 

 I TEMPERAMENT.— Strongly indicat- 

 ing maternity; (in male masculin- 

 | ity) 



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. 

 Extreme fineness undesirable 



WITHERS. — -Narrow, smooth over 

 top; not higher than rump 



MUZZLE,— Wide, full lips 



FACE. — Broad between eyes, fiat or 

 dished, not bulging 



EYE. — Full, clear, quiet, set well for- 

 ward, not in side of head 



NEuK. — Medium to thin on top, and 

 fair length (thicker in males and 

 crested with age) 



TH ROAT.— Clean 



DEWLAP.— Light 



HANDLING. — Skin medium thick, mel- 

 low, loose, not hard or papery, hair 

 fine and soft, not wiry; inside of 

 ears furry, switch long and silky... 



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