JUDGING HEREFORDS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1729, 21 April 1913, Page 10

JUDGING HEREFORDS.

NEW SCOBE-CABD SYSTEM. A inow score-card system for judging Hcrcfords-which has been tabulated by Mr. 11. Vcomans, an acknowledged authority, Mr. J. Porter, organisor of atrricultural education, and Mr. \V. G. C. Britten, secretary of (lie Hereford Herd Boole Society, is printed in Mie "Hereford Journal." The tabulation for bulls is as under:—

•*. General appearance, 2G points, made tip thus: Carriage of animal when walking, <); sizo and weight according to age, 5; colour and.markings, 4; hair and skinskin thick and mellow to Hie touch, with think soft hair, 5; flesh —)>oily well covered with flesh, which is firm nnd mellow to tlio touch and free from patchiness, 9. . , t Head and neck 10 points, mauc m> thus: Masculine head, horns slightly drooping «horfc face, -prominent eyes, and a fleshcoloured nose, 0; nrek-good crest, clean throat, the >vholo sloping gradually on to shoulders, 4. Foroqiiarters, 8 poinU: Snoulders not prominent, shoulder-blade 1 ? well open on top, and well covered with flesh. jiodv, iU points, ni'.ide up thus: Chest, wide 'and deep, well tilled in behind shoulders, large heart girth. 8; ribs long and well arched, 4; back qnd loin strong and broad, level with upperline, 8; Hank —full and well down, straight underline, •i. Hindqtfai'ters. 27 points, made up thus: Hindquarters as long and as possible well filled in from hip bones to root of tail,'hip bones not prominent, tail well set on, 10; upper thigh prominent and welt developed . r », lower thigh prominent" and well fleshed down to hock,

(5. Log*, ") points.—Logs should lio shod*, jet <mi well apart, strong, clean hone.