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A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



SCORE CARD FOR FAT SHEEP OF MUTTON TYPE 



Scale of points 



Perfect 

 score 



Stu- 

 dent's 

 score 



AGE Number of permanent teeth 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: 34 points. 



WEIGHT, score according to age 6 



FOEM, low set, medium long, broad, deep, sym- 

 metrical 10 



QUALITY, hair and wool fine; bone neat; skin 



healthy; features refined 



CONDITION, deep, even covering of firm flesh in 



valuable parts. Note especially back, loin, 



ribs, and root of tail 10 



HEAD AND NECK: 7 Points. 



MUZZLE, fine; lips thin; mouth and nostrils of 



good size 



EYES, large bright, placid 1 



FACE, short, features well defined 



FOREHEAD, broad and full 



EARS, fine, carried alert 



NECK, thick, short, smooth, blending nicely at 



shoulder 2 



FORE QUARTERS,: 7 Points. 



SHOULDERS, smooth, compact on top, nicely 



covered with flesh 4 



BRISKET, thick and prominent, extending in front 



of legs 



LEGS, straight, short, strong, wide apart; shank 



fine; feet well placed 1 



BODY: 27 Points. 



CHEST, wide, deep, comparatively large girth .... 5 



BACK, level, medium long, wide, smoothly fleshed 8 



LOIN, broad, long, thick fleshed 



RIBS, well sprung, long, close together, smoothly 



covered 



FLANKS, low, thick, furnishing straight underlines 

 HIND QUARTERS: 16 Points. 



HIPS, smooth, level, medium wide apart 2 



RUMP, long, level, wide to tail-head, smoothly 



fleshed 5 



THIGHS, thickly and fully fleshed 5 



TWIST, plump, deep, wide angled 



LEGS, straight, short, strong, shank fine 1 



WOOL: 9 Points. 



QUALITY, fine, soft, uniform over body 



QUANTITY, dense, even, of fair length for age 



CONDITION, bright, clean, sound, moderate 



amount yolk 3 



Total points. . 100 



amining this, the locks should be separated on the shoulder, 

 back, and thigh, and compared in length, quantity, and 

 quality. With the hands one may feel to determine the 

 softness and density of covering. Density may also be seen 

 with the eye, as shown in the covering of the head, the belly, 

 and legs, as well as in the general appearance of the out- 

 side of the fleece. When wool production is of special 

 importance, examinations of the bare spots on the belly next 



