. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . es, sharp, far apart I 10. Thighs, spare, incurving 3 Feeding Powers—25. 1. Body, deep through the middle 10 2. Body, broad through the middle 8 3. Body, long from shoulder to hips 5 4. Muzzle, broad 1 5. Jaws, strong 1 Disposition—12. 1. Eye, placid, not too open 5 2. Face, straight, broad between eyes 2 3. Head, carried not too high nor too low 2 4. Movement of eyes, ears and body rather slow 3 Mammary Organs—13. 1. Udder, large, well balanced 6 2. Teats, long, not conical, well spaced 2 3. Milk veins, prominent, long, tortuous 2 4. Milk we
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . es, sharp, far apart I 10. Thighs, spare, incurving 3 Feeding Powers—25. 1. Body, deep through the middle 10 2. Body, broad through the middle 8 3. Body, long from shoulder to hips 5 4. Muzzle, broad 1 5. Jaws, strong 1 Disposition—12. 1. Eye, placid, not too open 5 2. Face, straight, broad between eyes 2 3. Head, carried not too high nor too low 2 4. Movement of eyes, ears and body rather slow 3 Mammary Organs—13. 1. Udder, large, well balanced 6 2. Teats, long, not conical, well spaced 2 3. Milk veins, prominent, long, tortuous 2 4. Milk wells, capacious . 3 Quality—12. 1. Per cent fat in milk 6 2. Coat, fine, soft, rather oily 2 3. Skin, rather firm and medium thin 2 4. Yellow in cars 2 Symmetry—8. 1. Bony structure, fine 2 2. Tailhead, straight, tail tapering 1 3. Medium breadth across hips and loins V2 4. Medium length from hips to pin bones Vj ij. Full in region of heart 1 6. Flank, high, arching 2 7. Legs, straight and rather short 1 Perfection 100 THE DAIRY COW. 43. Fig. 3. Good Dairy Types. Fig. 1. Ilolstein cow, record in 1004. at 4 vears of age : butter, 4(38 lbs. : milk, 10,896 2. Grade Shorthorn-Jersey cow, record in 1901, at (3 years of age : butter, 470 lbs. ; milk, 9,419 lbs. Fig. 3. Pure-bred Shorthorn cow, record in 1903, at 5 years of age : butter, 418 lbs. ; milk, 7,537 lbs. 44 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING. CANADIAN SCORE-CARD. Suggested Scale of Points— Temperament. Points. Head, lean^ masculine in appearance and of fine contour 3 Neck, thin, rather long, evve-necked 3 Shoulders, light and spare, withers sharp 3 Croups, high, straight and sharp 2 Spine and ribs, spine prominent, but not to same de-gree as in cow, vertebrge and ribs open 3 Thighs, thin and incurving, flank high 3 Pelvic arch, prominent, strong and sharp 2 Tail, long and tapering 1 — 20Feeding Powers. Barrel, depth from line of back to navel 10 Barrel, length of body from shoulder to hook
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