Breeding Points of Jersey Cattle. 



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II, Scale of Points for Cows and Heifers. 



The following is the scale of points which guide the-Jiidges of 

 the Royal Jersey Agricultural Society in awarding their Pre- 

 miums for Female Cattle : — 



Article. Points. 



1. Pedigree on male side ..... 



2. Pedigree on female side ..... 



3. Head, small, fine, and tapering 



4. Cheek, small ...... 



5. Throat, clean ...... 



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



7. Nostrils, high and open ..... 



8. Horns, smooth, crumpled, not too thick at the base and tapering 



tipped with black ...... 



9. Ears, small and thin . . 



10. Ears, of a deep orange colour within 



11. Eye, full and placid ...... 



12. Neck, straight, fine, and lightly placed on the shoulders 



13. Chest, broad and deep ...... 



14. Barrel, hooped, broad, and deep .... 



15. Well-ribbed home, having but little space between the last rib and the hip 

 ' 16. Back, straight from the witliers to the top of the hip 



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



and the tail at right angles with the back 



18. Tail, fine 



19. Tail, hanging down to the hocks 



20. Hide, thin and moveable, but not too loose 



21. Hide, covered with fine and soft hair 



22. Hide, of a good colour ..... 



23. Fore-legs, short, straight, and fine 



24. Fore-arm, swelling and full above the knee, and fine below it 



25. Hind -quarters, from the hock to the point of the rump, long and well ) 



filled up . . . , ...... j 



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



27. Hind-legs, squarely placed, not too close together when viewed from behind 



28. Hind-legs, not to cross in walking 



29. Hoofs, small 



30. Udder, full in form, i.e. well in line with the belly 



31. Udder, well up behind ..... 



32. Teats, large and squarely placed, being wide apart 



33. Milk-veins, very prominent .... 



34. Growth . ' 



35. General appearance ..... 



36. Condition ....... 



Perfection . . —36 



JVo prize shall be awarded to a Cow having less than 29 points. 



JVo prize shall be awarded to a Heifer having less than 26 points. 



A Cow having obtained 2*1 points, and a Heifer 2^^ points, without Pedi- 

 gree, shall be allowed to be Branded, but cannot in either case take a prize. 



Three points, viz. Nos. 30, 31, and 33, shall be deducted from the number 

 required for perfection in Heifers ;- as the Udder and Milk-veins cannot be fully 

 developed : a Heifer, therefore, will be considered to be perfect at 33 points. 



The term Pedigree" is employed to signify the offspring of a prize, or 

 decorated Male or Female Stock, 



The above points were approved of and decided by Col. Le Couteur, Moses 

 Gibaut, Esq., Ph. Le Feuvre, Esq., John 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. 



