. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING BEEF TYPE OF CATTLE 251 affect their value for competition in tliese days wlien smoothness of fleshing is so much emphasized. The wise judge will discriminate against undue roughness of rump covering. The tail head or attachment of tail to body, should be on the general level line of back, and not too prominent nor rough. If the rump itself is level, the tail attachment will probably be satisfactory. Frequently a nick or dent is seen in the spine on the rump, or where it may unite with the tail head. This does not add to the beauty of this part, but
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING BEEF TYPE OF CATTLE 251 affect their value for competition in tliese days wlien smoothness of fleshing is so much emphasized. The wise judge will discriminate against undue roughness of rump covering. The tail head or attachment of tail to body, should be on the general level line of back, and not too prominent nor rough. If the rump itself is level, the tail attachment will probably be satisfactory. Frequently a nick or dent is seen in the spine on the rump, or where it may unite with the tail head. This does not add to the beauty of this part, but in itself is no serious defect, and should have little bearing on the de- cision of a judge, unless competition is close. The thigh of the beef animal should be broad, thick, deep and full. From a side view the breadth is noted, while from the rear we note its thickness, its depth from top to bottom, and its general plump and meaty character. The outline of the thigh along its rear side should show quite a straight drop from the end of the rump downward, thus giving evidence of continuous breadth to the top of the lower thigh, which should be short but strongly muscular. The distance from the hip to the point where the thigh curves in to form the lower thigh should be comparatively long. A long, broad, thick upper thigh, in good condition, will yield a heavy weight of one of the more valuable parts of the carcass. These several. Fig. 140.—Note the difference In thickness and depth of thighs in these two steers of equal Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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