210 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



POINTS. 



(5) Face A uniform tint of brown or gray, or 

 mouse color ........ 3 



(6) Neck Short, fine at the head, but nicely taper- 

 ing, and broad and straight on top at the 

 shoulders ........ 4 



(7) Shoulders Broad and full, smoothly joining 

 the neck with the back ...... 5 



(8) Breast Wide, deep and projecting well for- 

 ward, the forelegs standing wide apart . . 5 



(9) Back and Loin Broad and straight from shoul- 

 ders to rump ....... 7 



(10) Ribs Well arched, extending far backward, 



the last projecting more than the others . . 6 



(u) Rump Broad, square and full, with tail well 



set up ......... 6 



(12) Hips Wide, with little space between them 

 and last ribs ........ 6 



(13) Thighs Full and well let down in the twist, 



the legs standing well apart .... 6 



(14) Limbs Short and fine in bone and in color to 

 agree with face 3 



(15) Forelegs Well wooled and carrying mutton 



to the knee, but free from meat below . . 2 



(16) Hind Legs Well filled with mutton and wooled 



to the hocks, neat and clean below . . .2 



(17) Belly Straight and well covered with wool, 

 the flank extending so as to form a line parallel 

 with the back or top line 5 



(18) Fleece Compact, the whole body well covered 

 with moderately long and close wool, white in 

 color and carrying some yolk . . . .12 



(19) Form Throughout smooth and symmetrical, 

 with no coarseness in any part .... 9 



(20) General Appearance Spirited and attractive, 

 with a determined look and proud and firm step, 

 indicating constitutional vigor and thorough 

 breeding 8 



Perfection 100 



II. Additional remarks. 



(1) A good Southdown furnishes in its form the true 

 ideal type of the mutton sheep. 



(2) It is admirably proportioned and of perfect sym- 

 metry, but 



(3) Lack of size and lack of weight in the fleece to some 

 extent interfere with its more general distribution. 



