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On the Jersey, misnamed Alderney, Cow. 
those recorded at that period gave as much milk and butter as the 
best may do now. 
Ten years have elapsed since the attempt was first made by fixed 
rules to improve the form and quality of the Jersey cow. A few 
gentlemen, presided over by the then Lieutenant Governor, Major- 
General Thornton, selected two beautiful cows, with the best 
qualities, as models. One of these was held to be perfect in her 
barrel and fore - quarters ; the other equally so in her hind-quar- 
ters. From these two the following points were laid down to be 
the rule for governing the judges in all the cattle-shows of the 
Jersey Agricultural Society. 
The accuracy of this arrangement is proved by the fact that no 
deviation from it has been made, the experience of ten years 
having only added to the scale the points for general appearance 
and condition. 
Scale of Points for Bulls. 
Points. 
Purity of breed on male and female sides, reputed for having 
produced rich and yellow butter .... 4 
Head tine and tapering, cheek small, muzzle fine and 
encircled with white, nostril nigh and open, horns 
polished, crumpled, not too thick at the base, and 
tapering, tipped with black ; ears small, of an orange 
colour within, eye full and lively • . . . 8 
Neck fine and lightly placed on the shoulders ; chest 
broad, barrel hooped and deep, well ribbed home to the 
hips ........ 3 
Back straight from the withers to the setting of the tail, at 
right angles to the tail. Tail fine, hanging two inches 
below the hock ....... 3 
Hide thin and moveable, mellow, well covered with soft 
and fine hair of a good colour .... 3 
Fore arm large and powerful, legs short and straight, swell- 
ing and full above the knee, and fine below it . .2 
Hind quarters from the huckle to the point of the rump, 
long and well filled up; the legs not to cross behind in 
walking ........ 2 
Growth 1 
General appearance ....... 2 
Perfection . . . . .28 
No prize shall be awarded to a Bull having less than 20 points. 
Scale of Points for Cows and Heifers. 
I. — Breed, on male and female sides, reputed for producing 
rich and yellow butter ...... 4 
II. — Head small, fine, and tapering ; eye full and lively. 
Carried forward . . ... 4 
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