Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1875-11-25
STOCK RAISIN &.
THE POINTS OF A sHoRTH0RN.

TYNE, read a paper, in which he Introduced
the following tabular statement:
The first essential in q shorthorn was a
straioht back from shoulder to tail. Then
when he came to the neck, he would also
know that of the male required to be thick
at the base, that it should taper along the
sides and rise on the top a little towards the
head. Thato Of the female should be line anu
long. and on a plane with the shoulders, ana
the whole of the back. The side OF eacf
animal should be as near the form OF the
sides of a barrel as possible, the ends OF Tie.
barrel being the foremost part OF the shoul--
ders and the hindmOst parts OF the tHl9i's',
The legs should not be much crooked, ana
the head of the male should be strong ana
massive. covered on the front with long
shaggy hair. that of the female taperng,
clean and fine. The eyes of both should be
prominent, and those Of the female very SOFT
and placid. A Judge would always pay def.
ference to thickness of flesh, and there were
cases when a little fault in complexion and,
outline might be overlooked for that great
desideratum. The skin, in the best breeds
would always be found to,be soft and springy,
moderately thick, and clad with long, bright,
silky hair. If there was a doubt about the
supremacy of quality, that with the finest
hair and most pliable skin along the top OF
the loins and hooks. should ba, placed first.
ANY dereliction from a gentle curvature IN
the horn was to be eschewed, and the fash
ionable color in the horn was yellow ana
no ~.a,, o~l yrh;fo ~, ara His nTO-
clivities wentin the direction OF strong horns
instead of short ones as a mark CT constltu-
ton. and as to the mouth, he considered IL
should always be rather large if it had to
feed a capacious frame. Failing the forma-
ton of an examining boad and. the appoint
ment of qualified judges, the lecturer sug-
gested a table of points, which he studded
for Il considerable time, but he had never
been able to bring it to a highly satisfactory
condition until last year, when a, table was
formed at Kinross and acted upon. He sub
mitted the following table, 100 points being
distributed over the whole of the animal in
26 parts:
PART. NO. OF POINTS.
l. Nostrils-Large and open, and nose
end free from blueness or great pale.
ness. Proper color, cream or light
urao
2. Nose--Broad and capacious-not too
long
8. Eyes-Large, bright, prominent, and
placid.
4. Skin round the eyes and down the
nose end-Thin, clear, and free from
brand or blackness. ...,....
5. Horns-Moderately strong rather flat,
open, evenly bent, yellow in youth,
getting white towards age, not much
tendency upwards, not blackened ex-,
cept very slightly at the tips. Streaks
of red not Objectionable. .......,2
g.. Ears-Large, thin, rather yellow in
side, and very tacile
Z, Choler or Jowel-Wide across and
hanging tolerably deep fold of loose
s. Forehead-Full and broad, and in the
male clad with long hair .....2 d
.. Neck-Thick at the base, tapering
gradually and growing fine towards the
head in the male, a little arched on the,
top and rough with hair; in the female,
Gle an, tapering, long, and upon plane
with the shoulders and back...........6
10. Sho ulders-Massive, well clad with :
muscle and flesh, blades sloping back !:
wards to favor good action, and well /.
covered shoulder points and fore TANKS 6.
IL. Crops and Chine-Fnli, broad and
rather round on thetop, and exactly on
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