University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Photograph of several cows with numbers waiting to be judged at an agricultural show in the mid-20th century.

Photograph from the October 14, 1921 edition of the Agricultural Gazette showing how to judge a dairy cow by illustrating each of the points of the body with an image and text.

Photographs from the 2 December, 1921 edition of the Agricultural Gazette from the article, "Judging for Beef" showing a Mr. J J Cridlan demonstrating the various point of a beef animal using a typical Aberdeen Angus heifer from the Maisemore Herd.

Photograph of men judging Shorthorn cattle at an Agricultural show in Edinburgh in the late 19th or early 20th century. The text beneath the image reads, 'The Show of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland at Edinburgh, 9th-12th; Judges - Robert Bruce and John Cran. Robert Wilson with H.M. the King's heifer.'

Photograph of short course students at the University of Wisconsin, Madison judging dairy cattle that are part of the University's own herd used for instruction and profit in the early/mid 20th century. The students sit in traverse while several other students stand with three cows in the centre of a barn.

Photograph of men leading dairy cattle around a hall at a dairy show as they are being judged on the milk vessel (udder development ) in 1938.

Illustration of a cow with accompanying text regarding the various points observed in judging dairy cattle taken from the USA 'Circular' No. 48, June, 1904.

Illustration of a cow with accompanying text regarding the various points observed in judging dairy cattle taken from the USA 'Circular' No. 48, June, 1904.

Photograph of Sir Merik Burrell's champion Red Poll cow "Kniepp Prudence VIII, showing the points described to the "Farmers Weekly" by judge Mr. J Egerton Quested in the early 20th century.

Photograph of a cattle show at Saltoun [Scotland] in 1932. Shows a group of men judging a line of cattle in a field.