BULLETIN 281, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. 
SCORE CARD FOR ALFALFA HAT. 
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Exhibit N< 
Perfect. 
Scorer's. Corrected. 
Color: Brieht green preferred: brown, in sweated sample not objected to.. 
Smell : Fresh, sweet, appetizing: free from mustiness 
Fineness of stem 
S : ftness of stem: Pliant, not harsh or brittle 
Percentage and condition of leaf 
Puritv: Proportion of alfalfa as compared with grasses, etc 
Cleanness: Freedom from dust, molds, objectionable weeds, etc 
sjht and general makeup for market 
Total. 
100 
Remarks 
Xante of scorer. 
SCORE CARD FOR DAIRY CATTLE. 
Breed Xame Register Xo 
General appearance. — A dairy cow should weigh, not less than S00 pounds, have large 
capacity for feed, a dairy temperament., well developed milk organs, fine quality and 
perfect health, and be capable of a large production of milk and butter fat. 
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Indication of capacity for feed. 2-5 points: 
Face, broad between the eyes and long; muzzle clean-cut: mouth large : 
-.-; s strong; lower jaws lean and sinewy 
Body, wedge shape as viewed from front, side, and top: ribs long, far j 
apart and well sprung; breast full and wide: flanks, deep and full. . . 
Back, straight; chine, broad and open; loin, broad and roomy 
— :de apart and high 
Indication of dairy temperament. 2-5 points: 
Head, elean-eut and fine in contour; eyes, prominent, full, and bright. 
Neck, thin, long, neatly joined to head and shoulders, and free from i 
throatiness and dewlap , 
Brisket, lean and light 
Shoulders, lean, sloping, nicely laid up to body; points prominent: 
withers sharp'. " 
Back, strong, prominent to tail head and open jointed 
Hips, prominent, sharp and level with back 
5, thin and incurving 
fine and tapering 
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Indication of well-developed milk organs. 25 points: 
. long. wide, and level: pelvis roomy 
- rfc rvist. hish and open 
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TTdder. large, pliable, extending well forward and high up behind: 
/.I, symmetrical, evenly joined, and well held up to body . 
plumb, good size, symmetrical, and well placed 
Indications of strong circulatory system, health, vigor, and milk flow. 
25 p: 
right and placid 
N : strfls, large and open 
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] liable; hair, fine and straight; secretions abundant in ear. on 
body, and at end o: tafl . 
prominent on face and udder: mammary veins, large, long i 
crooked, and branching: milk wells laree and numerous 
Escutcheon, wide and extending high up 
Total 
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Remarks 
Xame of scorer. 
Date. 
