Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-12

the Committee, Mr.. j. Milton hacklc. 81
Great Barring ton. Mass. made a. ihc
April meeting of tie Club an elaOoiafu
report on the subject in which lac submit
ted scale founded GA All eXtirely different
basis from that IN use in tIc Island 81
Jersey. This j. now before the Club for
discussion. and may or may not De adopted
at the next annual meeting. In tlc meau
time it has no more force than aHy other
expression Of opinion, aud 30 one VIII ar
more glad than Mr. MaCkic himself tp
have it intclligcnty criticised. Tine scale
adopted by the Society IN thu Island ct
Jersey i given in the article above referred
e. That suggested by Nj. Majestic j. Con
cows as follows
SCALE OF POINTS.
COWS AND HELPERS.
Points. Count,
/ Head. small, fine. and rather long, .
, Face. ia shed. broad between the ewes. and
narrow between the horne-. with r'o,.i-
ing forehead.
3. Check. small.
g. Throat. clean.
81 Muzzle. encirc.ed by Git color
q. No,trils. high and open,
:. Horns, small, smooth crumplad. illaerinz
yellow II the ba>e and black At ihe iIi' q
Lars. thin.
g Ears. Of deep orange caior Within
10 Eye,. fun and placid,
II Meek. rather long. straight. thin. iIlr at
junction with the head, and placed lightly
on the shoulder,
- hest. deep.
Is Nither>. thin, and not too high,
10 Barrel. hoopcd broad, aud dsep. 90
- Ncl-rhbsd. having bat lfile .Iad- d.
tween the last rib auI The hip.
10 Back. straight from sbs WliArr> ip ihe tor
Of the hIp,
I, Back. straight from tlr top u ihe h.l. ,t
"a. setting GA the tad: and the 'ai ai
right sr.ius wilh the bach.
J. HIPS. of good y Ith hgtwe,u,
u Hips. long from point - cni ~ I..Hu,a
bpur.
- Iali. nn,.
q Tai. hanging duNn a. hpr,-. With SWITCH
ryathiug the ground
- Hide thin and movable, hui mot ioa-t,
3 Hide. covered with fine -on hair. q
- iiide, II a deep oran-y color herr tn' hair
j. ~ bite. d
- forc-eg>. short. straight. and hHe.
- Forearm swelling. ami illi above fhr ku.r J.
y Hlna-4uartrr> from tbs book 10 tht I,.iat
oi the rump. long. rather Straight. aud
Ihtn.
> liud-leg~. short, straight, ANA rather itr =
~ iiind-lrg>. >guaresA placed. not itA CLOSE
together. and no' ~ 'ra,- 90 walking, =
30 Iieof>, small.
~ dI-r full in farn--i T.. Wan ia lime WIKI
ih. badly, and not he-hy. 1
s. I djer. well az behind. and naj d,-AH -
~ l,''-. "i-'' STUART = i'@''''' art "'t
3, Mil. veins. var, rr.uiu,,,f o..
3, l...,ii.b,,on. IL 1niIk-f8irr.r. i5-a ..I
aruad. 5-4
..H $40. medium
a' lh-rt--'i'n. qu.ei and zn-'i-na'ur.H-
80, ''i''i''''i' hi'u'AA.
p-,..s.
''''''" +' l-''i, ". " ''-' "-''"A .-.>
'i.'t = 'n'-''''-'.' "-f or i..i@ 'H--
r.
-'''> 'ii' 't'i" '.'i"t To- '.a"t
'''' pa. BIOS -''
r. 'H '' '", .t'i'' ID
"''. .'-5>9 ST." 'h- ldl- "'-s .iAH
>''Hi't "''''a y" r itt.
~, f. ''''i1''- ''it> ''.'s
cons. '40' p 9e''y 't "''
W. ''t. ,"t"'' '4 "'' .-'- +"i '' +..-..
''l".N s'"'' y 'Npi '>H,' "a H'-A"f i-'.-
~ "''.' '''N r. '-it ''-r itili = ..
% .'N'l '.-.o- N h-i'" f A' l-.Hf. ,'.-
reg "s.l'e- t'-,t '"' .Hir
"tttS ~ -''s "' So ".s
9A'e'H i'''>> ''A t''.+ ''ii'-@ pl lAg t-tit-.t
"l-A!4s z -, 'ai's '.1'-''e' Ne AA a.feu
~. ~ = ~ 'ii.l''' '.+'s i'N.j-
- ' t'I.s t.oees' 'Ao !Ac'eAt organs
- Oiii oeiN- "eiSied Ia lle scale by ia"
80 IN 'A,' Vi sahs Is th-i are 10 he
nail rs A's1sned I" ne c>oli eAeon- or
NIX mirror Inc Only principle ~ which
@v can DC Il-h'y guided Is we thlhk. this
"e 'Se'''''eoH @.0.s- as ~ gidss- ne mak
Jt'tNY eti"eHy = Uit f'tr. IL significance
tAA l4ot nc Aacpg expressed bN the same
hunter that 4 used - deiotc the value Of
signal one OF The Tactical organs Il re-
qulres Tor Its expression the sum total II
me 'aiues oil an the tactical organs. II
these pc denoted by los. that y the proper
number 10 express ihe e>cutcheon. Let a,
=lfc ne e>cuicheon the place uf honor
which lis significance deserves We ar
rive thus al Scale OF Points to which
PERFECTION j. lhdicated by 500 = minor
points counting 100. the tactical points leo
"I4d ING e>culcAeoh loV. Cur knowledge ~
t"e NAiue oi me different points az an AMI
MAJ l. MOI suIlclent 10 enable u {" express
ll'tlA WIN -ciehtlH4c accuracy Ihe il'-t
We can % i 70 frame scale Oh COMPARE
I've numbers which ssall prove conN enlcnt
ami useful IN Judging Of the value Of AMI
mails. We can not wal; for >cirnce 10 IN
form us OF the exact worth OF the head ~
compared with the tail. but must accept
such rules Of Judging a. our present ian
perfect knowledge can give IL.
IN discussing the relative merits Of lh,-e
TWO standards bV which to Judge tie breed
e
vantage of procedency; that il cxpr,>,t.,
the points Of character under which these
cattle IN their native home hagc been
greatly improved; and that il j. OF ques-
tlOnable promise 10 attempt to change a
system which has produced such decided
good results. Mr.. Mackie's scale. on tho
other hand. while il has the disadg antage OF
being novel applies il standard OF excel
lence most emphatically TO what we may
justly consider the more esscntl qualities
Of Sly DAIRY animal. Without disregard
ny those points which give their ornamen-
IA value 10 the Jerseys. i subordinafeS
them to the milking characteristics. The
motive with which this Is attempted no
sensible farmer VIII question The manner
n which the motive j. carried out meets
win opposition from men whose Judgment
i worthy OF much consideration. Ia ny
position a. Secretary OF the jersey CLUB.
haNe received many letters On al! Sides Of
me SUBJECT and have thus been led 10 give
" 'A"i consideration than otherwise
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