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A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



SCORE CARD FOR DELAINE OR CLASS C MERINO SHEEP 



Scale of points 



Perfect 

 score 



Stu- 

 dent's 

 score 



AGE Number of permanent teeth 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: 24 Points. 



WEIGHT, score according to age. Mature rams 



150 Ibs., ewes 125 Ibs 3 



FORM, low compact, symmetrical, uniformly 



covered with flesh 7 



QUALITY, bone and wool fine; skin pink and 



healthy 7 



CONDITION, even covering of firm flesh, of moder- 

 ate thickness . , 7 



HEAD AND NECK: 7 Points. 



MUZZLE, broad; mouth and nostrils good size; 



lips thin 1 



EYES, bright, of good size, placid 



FACE, short, broad between eyes 1 



FOREHEAD, broad . 1 



EARS, medium to small, set wide apart, covered 



with silky hair 1 



NECK, short on top, long below, smoothly at- 

 tached 2 



FORE QUARTERS: 12 Points. 



SHOULDERS, well placed 2 



BREAST, deep and medium thick 



BRISKET, carried well forward, with some breadth 



and fold or apron 2 



LEGS, straight, short, strong, well set; arm full; 

 shank smooth; feet of good horn and point- 

 ing straight forward 3 



BODY: 15 Points. 



CHEST, broad, deep, full behind shoulders 



BACK, straight and medium wide 



LOIN, strong and muscular 



RIBS, well sprung and deep 3 



FLANKS, low, making straight underline 1 



HIND QUARTERS: 13 Points. 



HIPS, smooth, not too wide apart 2 



RUMP, long, level, moderately wide 



THIGHS, straight, short, strong, stifle full; feet of 

 good horn, and pointing straight forward .... 

 WOOL: 29 Points. 



QUALITY, fiber fine, with close and uniform crimp, 



free of weak fiber or hair 10 



DENSITY, compact all over body 7 



LENGTH of fiber uniform, at least 23^ inches for 12 

 months growth 



CONDITION, rich and soft in handling, with moder- 

 ate amount of well distributed yolk; free of. 

 foreign matter 5 



Total points . . 



100 



The ears also should have a covering of fine hair. 

 Excepting the muzzle, nose, and ears, the head should 

 be well covered with wool. Bareness of the face is 

 regarded as very objectionable by Merino critics. 

 2. Favor shortness of top of neck, with no heavy folds 

 or excess of apron below at the breast. 



