UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
m BULLETIN No. 434 _ 
^ Contribution from the States Relations Service, A. C. True, *\iv 
Director, and the Bureau of Animal Industry, *^TjLy 
J&iP^ZrL A. D. Melvin, Chief -S&fT^TU 
Washington, D. C. ▼ November 4, 191ft 
JUDGING THE DAIRY COW AS A SUBJECT OF 
INSTRUCTION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 1 
By H. P. Baeeows, Assistant in Agricultural Education, States Relations Serv- 
ice, and H. P. Davis, Dairy Husbandman, Bureau of Animal Industry. 
CONTENTS. 
Page. 
Introduction 1 
Classroom discussion 1 
Page. 
Practice judging 16 
INTRODUCTION. 
The scoring and judging of the dairy cow is rapidly becoming 
popular as a practicum in the teaching of agriculture in r ieondary 
schools. The work has done much to arouse interest in animal hus- 
bandry and dairying. A need has been felt for specific directions as 
an aid toward making this work more practical, and it is the aim of 
this bulletin to help fill this want. 
CLASSROOM DISCUSSION. 
Use of illustrative material. — When conditions approach the ideal 
the greater part of stock judging is learned with the animals to be 
judged present (fig. 1)- As a matter of convenience preliminary 
lessons are usually given in the classroom. The teacher should bear 
in mind, however, that the student learns largely through what he 
sees, and should make use of an abundance of illustrative material. 
Before proceeding with a study of the dairy type the student should 
learn the names of the parts of a cow. It is not safe to assume that 
the high-school student knows all the terms used in judging. A 
diagram such as given in figure 2 is useful in showing the ideal dairy 
type as well as in giving the names of parts. This outline may be 
made into a chart or copied upon the blackboard. If drawn upon 
the board the names of the parts may be erased and the students 
1 Prepared under the direction of C. H. Lane, Chief Specialist in Agricultural Education. 
Note. — This bulletin is intended for the use of teachers of secondary agriculture. 
56862° — Bull. 434—16 1 
