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smoothly with well laid shoulders, compact and well filled on 

 top. A wide, deep chest with full, prominent brisket, giving 

 the sheep a good front, is desirable in the Shropshire. The 

 front of the sheep should settle down between strong, straight, 

 clean boned fore legs with strong, straight pasterns. The 

 legs must be well wooled right to the hoofs and brown in 

 color as the face. 



A strong, level, wide back and loin with an even covering 

 of firm flesh should be found in every Shropshire. The rump 

 should be straight and well filled so as to give it a uniform 

 width right down to hock, and the twist should be low down 

 and well filled with muscle, giving the sheep a wealth of leg- 

 of-mutton. 



The ribs should have a wide spring and a good covering of 

 flesh. The hing legs should be wide apart, straight and 

 strong, with strong, straight pasterns. The hocks when 

 viewed from behind must be straight, not bent in. 



The fleece is dense and elastic and of medium length and 

 fine. It should cover the sheep on all parts of the body from 

 the nose to the hoofs, and should be free from dark spots. 



Under the fleece a pretty pink skin should be in evidence. 

 Avoid sheep with dark bluish skins. 



The Ewe. The ewe should have the general breed char- 

 acteristics possessed by the ram, but she must show a fsm- 

 inine character. Her head will be finer and a little slimmer. 

 She will have no Roman nose. She must have a good full 

 nape. The neck will be a little longer than that of the ram, 

 and the body, too, should be long and wide and deep to give 

 room for the development of a strong foetus. 



Points of Excellence Shropshires. 



Counts. 



General Appearance. Attractive, indicating breeding and 

 quality, with stylish carriage and a symmetrical form, 



covered with dense fleece 25 



Constitution. Robust, as indicated by width and depth of 

 chest, strength and formation of neck, and by bold, active 



movements 10 



Size. In breeding condition when fully matured. Rams 

 should weigh not less than 180 to 225 pounds, and ewes 



should weigh not less than 125 to 170 pounds 10 



Fleece and Skin. Fleece of good length, dense, elastic to 



