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XXV. — Breeding Points of Jersey Cattle. 



I. Scale of Points fob Bulls. 



The following is the scale of points which guide the Judges of 

 the Royal Jersey Agricultural Society in awarding their Pre- 

 miums for Male Cattle :— 



Article. Points. 



1. Pedigree on male side ....... 



2. Pedigree on female side ...... 



3. Head, fine and tapering ...... 



1. Forehead, broad ........ 



5. Cheek, small . . . . , ... 



6. Throat, clean ........ 



7. Muzzle, fine and encircled with a light colour . 



8. Nostrils, high and open ....... 



9. Horns, smooth, crumpled, not too thick at the base and tape 



tipped with black ....... 



10. Ears, small and thin ....... 



11. Ears, of a deep orange colour within .... 



12. Eye, full and lively ....... 



13. Neck, arched, powerful, but not too coarse and heavy . 



14. Chest, broad and deep ........ 



15. Barrel, hooped, broad, and deep ..... 



16. Well-ribbed home, having but little space between the last riband 



17. Back, straight, from the withers to the top of the hip . 



18. Back, straight, from the top of the hips to the setting on of the tail ; 



and the tail at right angles with the back . 



19. Tail, fine 



20. Tail, hanging down to the hocks ..... 



21. Hide, mellow and moveable, but not too loose . . . 



22. Hide, covered with fine and soft hair .... 



23. Hide, of a good coloiu- ....... 



24. Fore-legs, short and straight ...... 



25. Fore-arm, large and powerful, swelling and full above the knee, 



fine below it. 



Hind-quarters, from the hock to the point of the rump, long and 

 filled up ....... . 



Hind legs, short and straight (below the hocks), and bones rather fine 

 Hind legs, squarely placed and not too close together when viewed from 1 

 behind 



Hind legs, not to cross in walking ....... 



Hoofs, small .......... 



31. Growth 



32. General appearance . . . . ... 



33. Condition ........... 



Perfection . . . . . . . — 33 



26. 



27. 

 28. 



29, 

 30. 



the hip 



and 

 well 



No prize shall he awarded to a Bull havivg less than 25 points. 



A Bull having obtained 23 points, without Pedigree, shall be allowed to be 

 Branded, but cannot take a prize. 



The term " Pedigree " is employed to sign'ifij the offspring of a prize, or 

 decorated Male or Female Stock. 



The above points were decided by the Special Committee, Col. Le Couteur, 

 Moses Gibaut, Esq., Pii. Le Feuvre, Esq., Jolin Mourant, Esq., Rev. Ch. Marett, 

 Lieut. -General Touzel, John Hume, Esq., and P. C, Patriarche, Esq., and confirmed 

 by the Board of Management of the Royal Jersey Agricultural Society, at a Special 

 Meeting held on June 30, 1849. 



