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THE CULTIVATOR. 
ALDERNEY COW. 
pled, not too thick at the base, and ta¬ 
pering, tipped with black; ears small, of 
of an orange color within, eye full and 
lively,. 8 
III. Neck fine and lightly placed on the shoul¬ 
ders; chest broad, barrel hooped and 
deep, well ribbed home to the hips,.... 3 
IV. Back straight from the withers to the set¬ 
ting on of the tail, at right angles to the 
tail. Tail fine, hanging two inches be¬ 
low the hock,. 3 
V. Hide thin and moveable, mellow, well co¬ 
vered with soft and fine hair,. 3 
VI. Fore-arm large and powerful, legs short 
and straight, swelling and full above the 
knee, and fine below it,. 2 
VII. Hind quarters from the buckle to the point 
of the rump, long and well filled up; the 
legs not to cross behind in walking,.... 2 
VIII. Growth,. 1 
IX. 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. P’ts. 
Art. 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. Muzzle fine and encircled with 
white; horns polished and a little crum¬ 
pled, tipped with black; ears small, of 
an orange color within,... 8 
III. Back straight from the withers to the set¬ 
ting on of the tail; chest deep, and near¬ 
ly on a line with the belly,. 4 
IV. Hide thin, moveable, but not too loose. 
well covered with fine soft hair,.' 2 
V. Barrel hooped and deep, well ribbed home, 
having but little space between the ribs 
and hips; tail fine, hanging two 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 re¬ 
quired 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 hav¬ 
ing less than 21 points. 
Some of the improved variety of this breed, are 
said to possess nearly every good point in the scale, 
and they are, at the same time, fully equal to the 
old stock for the dairy-—some giving fourteen pounds 
of butter in a week, and ten pounds being common 
through the spring and summer months. 
We commend the above rules to the attention of 
our dairymen. With the exception of one point, a 
“thin skin,” we approve them. For our severe cli¬ 
mate, a skin of considerable substance is indispen¬ 
sable, though it should be mellow, and as the rule 
says, “well covered with soft hair.” 
Alderney cows have at various times been import¬ 
ed into this country; but we have not heard of the 
introduction of any of the improved variety descri¬ 
bed by Col. Le Couteur. They are doubtless much 
superior to the old stock in form and constitution. 
The old breed has not, generally, sufficient hardi¬ 
ness for the climate of the northern section of our 
country. 
Pedigrees of Short-Horns. 
Eds. Cultivator —In the January No. of The 
Cultivator for 1850, is a letter from Mr. Chapman, 
giving a part of Mr. Bates’ letter to the publisher 
of the print of his bull, Duke of Northumberland, 
in which Mr. Bates says he has the whole of the 
Duchess family in his possession, and that they are 
superior to all other tribes of Short-horns. 
Now I propose examining the pedigree of this 
bull, Duke of Northumberland, to see how much 
Duchess blood he has. For this purpose, I copy his 
pedigree from the Herd-book: 
