Agriculture of the Islands of 
Article. Pointe. 
24. Fore arm swelling, and full atove the knee, and 
fine below it 1 
25. Hind quarters, from the hock to the point of the 
rump, long and well filled up 1 
26. Hind legs .short and straight below the hocks, and 
. bones rather fine 1 
27. Hind legs squarely placed, not too close together 
when viewed from behind 1 
28. Hind legs not to cross in walking 1 
29. Hoofs small .. .. 1 
30. Udder full in form, i.e. well in line with the belly 1 
31. Udder well up behind , 1 
32. Teats large and squarely placed, being wide apart 1 
33. Milk veins very prominent 1 
34. Growth .. .. 1 
35. General appearance 1 
36. Condition 1 
. Perfection 36 points. 
" No prize shall be awarded to bulls having less than 25 points. Bulls having 
23 points, without pedigree, shall be allowed to be branded, but cannot take a 
prize. 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 heifers 24 points, without pedigree, shall be allowed 
to be branded, but cannot take a prize. Three points shall be deducted from 
the number required for perfection in heifers, as their udders and milk-veins 
cannot be fully developed ; a heifer will therefore be considered perfect at 33 
points. N.B. ' Pedigree ' means the offspring of a prize or decorated male or 
female stock." 
In order to derive the greatest possible advantage from his 
cows, the Jersey farmer endeavours to arrange for them to calve 
during the first three months of the year ; that is, when vegetation 
speedily advances. In the winter cattle are always housed at 
night : when they come in (about four o'clock in the after- 
noon) they are milked, after which each receives about three- 
fourths of a bushel of roots and a little hay ; they are then left 
until eight o'clock, when a bundle of straw is given to each one. 
The following morning they are attended to at six o'clock, or 
even before that hour ; having been milked, they again receive the 
same allowance of roots and hay as before-mentioned, and at nine 
o'clock are turned out, if fine, in some sheltered field or orchard ; 
then the stables are cleaned out, and the bedding renewed if 
required. Cows arc dried one month or six weeks before calving ; 
bran mashes are given to them about the time of parturition, and 
continued for a fortnight after the calf is born : at no other time 
do they receive this food. Bull calves intended for the butcher 
receive the cow's milk for about a month or six weeks, then 
they are considered fit for sale. A good calf will sell for about 
fifty shillings, some for more, but many for less. If the calf be a 
