The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-03-13

| nave tle true peer form. IN tnat re-
spect they are intermediate between
Feeders and fat cattle so far as flesh
IS concerned. Early maturity and easy
Iattening qualities should be present
TO marked degree. Good handling
| quantities are essential, as excessive
fat, showing that the animal ms been
pampered, is undesirable Heavy flesh
IS necessarily of Importance. but breed
ing cattle should be judged more BY
| their value as breeding stock than by
the fiesh they carry. Superabundance
or flesh may hide defects Too much
/ emphasis cannot be given to the fact
mat animals being judged should have
aDlllty TO transmit their usefulness
and desirable characteristics to their
offspring. In fact. prepotency should
De so strong and the line of breeding
so well defined for the specific pur-
pose that the animal will have ten
dency to produce better individuals
than itself. Prepotency is obtained
by consistent breeding toward def
mite type and therefore is TO he ex-
pecied most frequently among animals
true TO their breed type.
Suggestions About Judging.
In judging class of cattle or in
Specting single individual. one should
first make a general survey of fine ami
mails or animal, examining the general
features from distance and noting
the general outline and typical beef
form.
When first approaching an animal
note the front view and the features
OF the head and the width and depth
OF the chest. On moving toward the
SIDE, note the depth of the body and |
the lowness of the flank. The rear
view will give the width of the back,
spring of the ribs and thickness and |
development of the hind quarters. par. |
tlcularly the thighs and twist. After
a survey of the animal from a short |
distance, close inspection of the va
rious parts of the body should be
made, beginning at the head.
In the case of beginners. Judging
work usually should commence with
the use of the score card, after the
various parts of the animal have been
Identified and the use of the card has
been explained. One should make a
complete examination of the individ-
lai before the various cuts are noted
IN the card. The score card Is in
ended primarily for beginners, and is
o be used In learning the details Of
comparative judging. Comparative
Judging is employed exclusively in
placing the awards at public beef-cat-
lie shows. Practice test may be con-
ined to selecting the best individual
n class of cattle of the same age.
As one becomes more proficient, an.
mails of different ages may be judged,
ut the sexes should be kept separate,
n comparative judging one must ex.
mine the various parts and make di-
ect comparison. keeping in mind the
arts which are relatively The most
important.
The judge-to-be should gradually ac-
uire facility in summarizing the total
f the qualifications of each animal.
- vi the SCbTe -EdTu IL II step toward |
in the difficult task OF COM {
aratfve judging. Only In close COM ,
etition In comparative judging does ,
le experienced Judge need TO place
de by side the smallest details. How |
YER in many judging contests. this ,
acomes necessary. and the judge NAV
nally he required to make his deci-
on upon relatively fine points.
Sample score cards for fat and feed
'-beef cattle and for breeding beef
title. together with a model card for
judging by class or team, c
institute part of the material con-
lined in recent Farmers bulletin
sued by the department of agricul- u
re. entitled Judging Beef Cattle" Q
he q pages of text discuss in popu- y
r language the various features Of
dying beef cattle. and It contains :.
questions regarding their scoring. e
re bulletin may be had free upon re- 4
lest.