I02 THE JERSEY, ALDERKEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 



Article. Points 



25. Hmd-legs, squaiely placed, not too close together when viewed from 



behind I 



26. Hind-legs, not too close in walking I 



27. Hoofs, small I 



28. Udder, iiill in foim, i. e., well in line with the belly i 



29. Udder, well up behind I 



30. Teats, large and squarely placed, behind wide apart i 



31. Milk-veins, very prominent , I 



32. Growth I 



33. General appearance i 



34. Condition I 



Perfection 34 



No prize shall be awarded to cows having less than 29 points. 



No prize shall be awarded to heifers having less than 26 points. 



Cows having obtained 27 points, and heifeis 24 points, shall be allowed to 

 be bianded, but cannot take a prize. 



Three points, viz., Nos. 28, 29 and 31, shall be deducted from the number 

 requh-ed for perfection in heifers, as their udder and milk-veins cannot be 

 fully developed ; a heifer will therefore be considered perfect at yi points. 



The scale of the Jersey Society is constructed on the 

 basis of giving one mark to each of 31 points on bulls 

 and heifers, and 34 points on cows, so that each point, 

 if sufficiently perfect, receives its mark, and if not is 

 dropped altogether. In the scale of points adopted by 

 the New York State Agricultural Society, the Jersey 

 scale is taken almost verbatim, but ten is the mark of 

 perfection on each point, and lower numbers are used 

 as each is thought to approach the proper standard. 

 Then there is added ten for pedigree on sire's side, and 

 ten for pedigree on dam's side, in order that the charac- 

 ter of the animal's descent may count toward the final 

 result This makes the aggregate of perfection 330 on 

 bulls and 360 on cows, instead of 31 and 34, as in the 

 Jersey scale. 



