COTSWOLD SHEEP. 275 



POINTS. 



(9) Breast Broad and well forward, keeping the 



legs wide apart ; girth or chest, full and deep . 10 



(10) Fore Flank Quite full, not showing hollow 



behind the shoulder ...... 5 



(n) Back and Loin Broad, flat and straight, from 

 which the ribs must spring with a fine circular 

 arch 12 



(12) Belly Straight on underline . . . 3 



(13) Quarters Long and full, with mutton quite 

 down to the hock ....... 8 



(14) Hock Should stand neither in nor out . . 2 



(15) Twist or Junction Inside Thighs Deep, wide 

 aad full, which, with a broad breast, will keep 

 the legs open and upright . . . . .5 



( 16) Fleece The whole body should be covered with 

 long, lustrous wool ...... 18 



Perfection . . . . . . . 100 



FOR EWES. 



II. The scale of points is the same as for rams, 

 with the differences mentioned below : 



(1) Head Moderately fine instead of "not too fine, mod- 

 erately small," as in the rams. 



(2) Neck The neck should be fine and graceful instead 

 of "short, thick and strong, indicating constitutional vigor,'' 

 as in the rams. 



(3) For neck, including collar, foreflank and belly, five, 

 four and five points are allowed respectively, whereas for the 

 rams "six, five and three" points are allowed. 



III. General Appearance The Cotswold is a 

 stately looking animal, of rectangular outline when 

 the fleece is well grown, massive in build and pos- 

 sessed of a fairly proud carriage. 



IV. Compared with Leicesters. 



(1) Cotswolds are considerably larger, something stronger 

 in the leg, and are more "upstanding." 



(2) They are scarcely so wide in the chest, and are a 

 trifle lighter in the hind flank. 



(3) Their wool is longer, hangs in larger and more wavy 

 spirals ; they have a long and beautiful forelock, and they are 

 a less pure white in the face and legs. 



