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The Following Scale of Points Was Drawn Up by the Ameri- 

 can Flock Registry Association in 1892: 



Points. 



(1.) General Appearance. Pleasing outline; good carriage 



and symmetry of development 7 



(2.) General Form. Large in size; inclined to long in 

 body; medium strength of bone; somewhat cylin- 

 drical in shape, and straight above, below and in 

 the rear 15 



(3.) Head. Medium in size, inclining to long, and cov- 

 ered with fine, short, glossy black hair to the 

 junction with the neck; a small quantity of clean, 

 white wool on the forehead is not objected to; 

 muzzle moderately fine, especially in ewes; eyes 

 bright and full; ears of medium length and fine- 

 ness 10 



(4.) Neck. Moderately long and well set, and blending 



well with the body, with some crest in the rams. . 5 



(5.) Forequarters. Well developed; breast, wide, deep 

 and full; brisket broad; chest, capacious, with 

 good heart girth; shoulders, broad, oblique and 

 well filled in the neck-vein and crops; withers, 

 broad ; arm, well developed 15 



(G.) Barrel. Roomy; back, straight, broad and well 

 fleshed throughout its entire lenth; ribs, well 

 sprung, and moderately deep; fore and hind flanks 

 full and deep 15 



(7.) Hindquarters. Long, deep, and full; tail, broad and 

 well set up; buttock, broad; twist, full; thigh, 

 broad and full 15 



(8.) Feet and Legs. Straight, of medium length, with 

 flat bone; bare of wool below the knee and hock; 

 glossy black in color and set well apart 8 



(9.) Fleece. Moderately short, with close, fine lustrous 

 fiber and without tendency to mat or felt together, 

 or to shade off into dark or gray wool or hair, es- 

 pecially about the neck and tail. The fleece should 

 cover the whole body except the head and the 

 legs below the knees and hock; and the skin un- 

 derneath it should be fair, soft and of a pink color. 10 



Perfection . . 100 



