On the Jersey, misnamed Aldemey, Cow. 
45 
Art. Points. 
Brought forward ..... 4 
Muzzle fine and encircled with white ; horns polished 
and a little crumpled, tipped with black ; ears small, of 
an orange colour within . • . . . 8 
III. — Back straight from the withers to the setting of the tail; 
chest deep and nearly of a line with the belly . . 4 
IV. — Hide thin, moveable but not too loose, well covered with 
fine and soft hair, of good colour .... 2 
V. — Barrel hooped and deep, well ribbed home, having but 
little space between the ribs and hips ; tail fine, hanging 
2 inches below the hock ..... 4 
VI. — Fore legs straight and fine, thighs full and long, close 
together when viewed from behind ; hind legs short, 
and bones rather fine; hoof small; hind legs not to 
cross in walking ...... 2 
VII. — Udder full, well up behind ; teats large and squarely 
placed, being wide apart; milk veins large and swelling 4 
VIII.— Growth ^ . . . 1 
IX. — General appearance ....... 2 
Perfection for Cows . . . .30 
Two points shall be deducted from the number required for perfection 
on heifers, as their udder and milk veins cannot be fully developed. A 
heifer will therefore be considered perfect at 28 points. 
No prize shall be awarded to cows, or heifers, having less than 21 points. 
The evil was, and still exists, that most Jersey farmers, like 
many others, never thought of crossinof with a view to improvement, 
conscious of possessing a breed excellent for the production of 
rich milk and cream — mdk so rich in some cows that it seems 
like what is sometimes called cream in cities — and cream so much 
richer that, from a verdant pasture in spring, it appears like 
clouted cream. But the Jersey farmer sought no further. He 
was content to possess an ugly ill-formed animal with flat sides, 
wide between the ribs and hips, cat-hammed, narrow and high 
hips, with a hollow back. 
She had always possessed the head of a fawn, a soft eye, her 
elegant crumpled horn, small ears, yellow within, a clean neck 
and throat, fine bones, a fine tail ; above all, a well-formed capa- 
cious udder, with large swelling milk veins. 
Content with these qualities, the only question in the selection 
of a bull, among the most judicious farmers was, " Is the breed a 
good one? " meaning, solely, had its progenitors been renowned 
for their milking and creaming qualities ? But the mere attention 
to this was one of primary importance in a circumscribed spot 
like Jersey ; it may have been quite sufficient to establish a here- 
ditary superiority in the most needful quality. 
