400 



EXHIBITING AND JUDGING LIVE-STOCK 



loin, rump, or fore flanks ; neck thick ; shoulder-vein full ; top and points of 

 shoulder, back-bone, and loin smoothly covered, and leg of mutton deep and full. 



Constitution. Should be thoroughly healthy. 



Early maturity. General refinement arid compactness ; body large ; ex- 

 tremities small ; shortness of head, neck, and legs ; amplitude of girth in chest, 

 belly, and flank". 



FIG. 11. Parts of the sheep. 1, head ; 2, neck ; 3, shoulder vein ; 4, shoulder ; 

 5, brisket ; 6, fore leg ; 7, chest ; 8, ribs ; 9, top of shoulder ; 10, back ; 11, loin ; 

 12, hip ; 13, rump ; 14, tail ; 15, giggot or leg of mutton ; 16, hind leg ; 

 17, flank ; 18, belly 19, fore flank ; 20, twist. (Cydo. Amer. Agric.) 



Scale of points PERFECT 



1. Age, SCORE 



2. Scale, estimated weight Ib. ; corrected Ib. ; score according to age 12 



3. Skin, bright, clean, and free from scurf ; color according to breed . 1 



4. Fleece, pure, uniformly long and dense ; crimp, even and fine ; quality 



fine ; condition bright, clean, and lustrous ; yolk evenly distributed 



and moderately abundant ; general character according to breed . 12 



5. Muzzle, fine, nostrils open 1 



6. Face, short ; color and covering according to breed 2 



7. Eyes, bright and clear 2 



8. Forehead, broad ; wooled according to breed 2 



9. Ears, fine ; length, color, covering and carriage according to breed . 2 



10. Neck, short and thick, blending smoothly with shoulder 3 



11. Shoulder, broad, compact and snug; thickly and evenly fleshed . . 5 



12. Fore legs, straight, short, arm full ; bone fine and smooth ; feet strong ; 



color and covering according to breed 3 



13. Chest, deep, broad, and full ; brisket wide, heart-girth large ; fore 



flanks deep and full 5 



14. Back, broad, straight, and of medium length ; ribs well sprung ; thickly 



and evenly fleshed 10 



15. Loin, broad and straight ; thickly and evenly flashed 10 



16. Rump, long, level and wide ; hips smooth ; thickly and evenly fleshed 10 



17. Thighs, full, fleshed low down, twist deep and full 15 



18. Belly, not unduly large 2 



19. Hind legs, straight and short, bone fine and smooth ; feet strong ; 



color and covering according to breed 3 



Total , . . 100 



