JUDGING T.IVE STOCK. 



Density of Fleece 3 



Evenness of Surface 3 



Evenness of Crimp 3 



Length of Fiber 2 



Free Flowing Oil. Of the best quality and the right quan- 

 tity to protect the sheep and preserve the fleece 9 



Head. Medium size. Ewes showing a feminine appear- 

 ance; rams, a masculine, with properly turned horns... 4 

 Eyes. Bright, prominent and well set apart, with a thick, 



soft eyelid 3 



Nose. Short, broad, with well expanded nostrils, skin thick 

 and covered with thick, furry coating, joining the wool 



one inch below the eye 4 



Ears. Medium size, set well apart, thickly coated 2 



Neck. Short on top, deep and strongly attached to shoul- 

 ders, tapering to head; rams with a fold across the 



breast, and deep neck 4 



Fleece. Covering over the entire body, head and legs, skin 



thick and spongy 4 



Legs. Short, strong and well apart 2 



Feet. Neatly shaped, thin hoof, well set under the leg 4 



Quarters. Deep and well rounded; back, broad, straight 



and strongly coupled to quarters 10 



Weight. Ewes at maturity, 100 pounds and above; rams, 



150 and above 8 



General Appearance. Good carriage, bold and vigorous 

 style, symmetrical form 5 



Total 100 



Any sheep scaling below CO per cent, in any point cannot be 

 recorded. 



Scale of Points. Black Top Spanish Merino Sheep Register, 

 Vol. III., 1891. 



Counts. 



Blood. Purely bred from the Humphrey importation of 

 Merino sheep from Spain, in the year 1802, as bred by 

 W. R. Dickinson, of Steubenville, Ohio 



Constitution. Indicated by physical development; deep and 

 large in the breast and through the heart; broad back; 

 very heavy square quarters; skin of fine texture, and 

 pinkish in color; expansive nostril; brilliant eye; health- 



