2O4 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



(b) Crupper, creased, and possessed of moderate and 

 gradual downward slope. 



(c) Thighs, broad and full. 



(d) Twist, well down and full. 



(9) Legs Strong, straight and of but moderate length. 



(a) They should be placed well under the body and wide 

 apart. 



(b) Too much of length is to be guarded against. 



(10) Fleece Long, fine, even in length and quality and 

 dense. 



(a) The fiber should be strong, elastic, beautifully 

 crimped, not less than four inches long at one year, and should 

 stand at right angles to the body. 



(b) When opened it should present a bright, lustrous, oily 

 appearance. 



(c) While the yolk or oil should be abundant, flakes and 

 scurf should be absent. 



(d) It should cover every part except for a short distance 

 above the muzzle, the eyes and ears, and below the fetlock. 



(e) Skin, pinkish or flesh-colored. 



II. General Appearance The Rambouillet is 

 a tall, strong sheep, a little upstanding, only fairly 

 symmetrical in form and of easy action. 



III. Compared with the American Merino. 



(1) The Rambouillets are much taller, larger, heavier, 

 stronger limbed and are somewhat more rangy. 



(2) They have a better mutton form and are also con- 

 siderably less wrinkled, and 



(3) The wool is much longer, but is not quite so dense or 

 fine, and is much more free from excess of yolk. 



IV. Compared with the Delaines. 



(1) The Rambouillets are considerably taller, larger, 

 heavier and stronger limbed and are somewhat more rangy. 



(2) They have a mutton form not quite so smooth or 

 refined. 



(3) The wool of the two tyoes is very similar in many 

 respects, but the Rambouillet fleece is not so heavy in propor- 

 tion to the size of the sheep. 



