242 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



POINTS. 



(7) Hindquarters Long, deep and full ; tail, broad 

 and well set up ; buttock, broad ; twist, full ; 

 thigh, broad and full 15 



(8) Feet and Legs Straight, of medium length 

 with flat bone ; bare of wool below the knee and 

 hock ; glossy black in color and set well apart . 8 



(9) Fleece Moderately short, with close, fine lus- 

 trous fiber and without tendency to mat or felt 

 together, or to shade off into dark or gray wool 

 or hair, especially about the neck and tail. The 

 fleece should cover the whole body except the 

 head and the legs below the knee and hock ; and 

 the skin underneath it should be fair, soft and 



of a pink color 10 



Perfection . 100 



II. Compared with Southdowns. 



(1) The Suffolks are considerably larger and heavier, and 

 are longer in body and limb. 



(2) The head is longer and much more bare of wool ; the 

 ear is larger and the face and legs are much blacker, and 



(3) The wool is a little longer, but not quite so dense. 





