EXERCISE 78 (Continued) 

 SCORE CARD FOR MUTTON SHEEP 



Scale of Points 



Score 



Possible Student's Corrected 



GENERAL APPEARANCE — 38 Points 



Weight : according to age 



Form : long, level, deep, broad, low-set, stylish 



Quality : bone clean-cut ; hair silky ; skin pink ; offal light 



Condition, or Finish : covering deep, even, firm, free from patches ; dock thick ; purse and flank full ; 

 neck thick 



HEAD AND NECK — 6 Points 



Head : short, clean-cut ; forehead broad and full ; eyes large, clear ; ears fine, alert ; muzzle large ; lips 



thin ; nostrils large, open 



Neck : short, thick, free from folds ; shoulder vein full 



FORE QUARTERS — 6 Points 



Shoulders : smooth, evenly covered, compact on top 



Brisket : broad, neat 



Legs : short, straight, wide apart ; forearm full ; shank smooth, fine 



BODY — 23 Points 



Chest : wide, deep, full . . J 



Back : broad, long, straight, thickly covered ; ribs well-sprung, close together 



Loin: broad, thick, long, strong 



HIND QUARTERS — is Points 



Hips : wide, level, smooth 



Rump: long, level, wide 



Thighs : deep, wide, full 



Twist: deep, full 



Legs: short, straight, wide apart; shank smooth, fine 



WOOL — u Points 



Quantity : long, dense, even .. . 



Quality: pure, fine, uniform, free from dead or black fiber; crimp close, regular 



Condition : clean, bright, lustrous, sound, soft, light color ; yolk plentiful 



Total 



8 

 10 

 10 



S 

 10 



Fig. 130. Yearling Shropshires 

 Winners of first prize at the Panama Pacific International Exposition. Bred and exhibited by San Ramon Rancho, San Ramon, California 



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