Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-07-08
STANDARD OF CHARACTER FOR
PRIZE CATTLE.

O Mn. pIToK--5in: Il IN generally IN
defstood, | bet,sve, TINT the object Of oI
1 fsf'ng prize for the her, stock BY the Stat
. Agricultural Sncieiy, in to collect iogethe
r animals from diff. rent sections and froa
different herds, that ii compsf,son may b,
made by placing them side by side, TIM
their merits Or dement's may be fairI,
tested. A farmer, living In a remote sec,
ton and not in The habit Of visiting, excrp
~ hts Immediate vicinity, may suppos.
that he t,oysesses the finest animals in ihs
country, which is very natural, ~ he has
probHbly never sern any better or perhaps
equal, and his being much superior 10 those
of his neighbors, he res.s perfectly con,
tented.
And now let me ask, how many Of those
persons generally aeiected ~ Judges II
stock. know what poists are necessary Ia
eon#tiiuie n perfect animal, or one that
approaches nearest 7 must eonfass nv
own ignorance. and seek for information.
AT present, there 10 no rule or criterion Tor
The government Of the coinmtttce. and
they ARE left 10 decide according 10 their
whim or caprice. We wan, cnlighten.
mens on Tint subject; ana f,r that pnr.
pose ! coincide with the suggestion you
made pnge l4O, vol. i. Of your paper, tina.
tho ''chn,trnan ii each COMMITTEES mount
the rosirun,, the animal Or manufactured
article be brought out before the public,
and then the exptn nations for their deci.
Eioos be set forth at Iarge." What n
school would this be 10 the rising, ny, to
the risen. generation. A person might
learn more by attending one such days
exhibition, and explanation. than from
stud lying books. and plates, and animals,
ina'ded by tho opinions Of othera, for a
month"
At the annual meeting of the N. York
State Agricultural Society, In January
last, the writer called attention 10 the pro.
pretty Of ''ere"tlng a sta ndard Of charac-
ter for every class Of stock 10 be exhibited
hereafter for prizes and also n sta ndard of
form. md every pnih, necessary to consfi.
iute Il perfect animal, 10 be noticed nc.
rording 10 10 influence In the decision Of
the Judges"
We will suppose for example, that the
following should b. agreed On no the poipts
of horned cattle for comparison, aud that
the ANNA combining or possessing the
greatest number Of these points. shall be
most m%eritorious:
/. Head HmelI, with a bright and pro.
mInent eye.
Q. Horns small and tapering.
3. Neck small nj the junction with tho
head, and gradually ihiekening 10
the shoulders.
a. BrIsket broad, deep, and projecting
we'll forward.
5. Shoulders full, and no hollow behind
them.
@. Body deep. round, and capacious
back straight.
:. Loins bIoad, and wide between the
hips.
8. Legs short, full. and muscular above
the knee small below.
q. Flanks well lot dawn. sz
10. Tail ret on even with the line Of the
back small and taper,ng to the end.
IL. Broad in the twist, and If a COW,
large milk veins, and capaclous
udder.
10. Though last not least, soft silky hair.
tnln skin, and good h ndIlng Of The
tesh. 4rash
Other points might DO given, but The
bove will exempIify my ideas On the sub.
sct. Truly youfs,
c. N. BEMENT.
Agricuhurist,)