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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



D. Body: 29 points. 



Chest, deep and <vlde; fore 

 Flank, full and even with 

 shoulders well filled, leav- 

 ing no depression; heart 

 girth large 9 



Ribs, long, well arched; 

 thickly fleshed 7 



Back, broad, straight, well 

 fleshed and smooth 7 



Loin, deeply fleshed, coming 

 out full to hocks a,nd carry- 

 ing width evenly from 

 Hocks, wide, but smooth and 

 flanks, full; space back of 

 underline 3 



E. Hindquarters: 20 points. 



Hocks forward 5 



well covered, not promin- 

 ent 4 



Sirloin and Rump, straight on 

 top, long, wide, well filled 

 between hook ana pin-bones, 

 smooth 5 



Pin-bones, wide apart, smooth, 

 not patchy 2 



Tail Head, smooth; in line 

 with back; tail fine, falling 

 at right angles to top line. 1 



Thighs, full, deep and wide.. 3 



Twist, full and deep, nearly as 

 low as flank 3 



Legs, straight and short; hone 

 flat, clean and strong .... 2 



Total 100 



Score Card as Recommended by Prof. G. E. Day, of O.A.C., for 

 Mutton Sheep 



Possible 



Score. 



24 



Scale of Points. 

 General Appearance : 

 points. 



Estimated weight lbs.; 



score according to age 



Form, deep, broad, low set, of 

 proportionate longth, and 

 smooth; top line and under 



line straight 



Quality, bone strong, but of 

 fine texture and clean; hair 

 soft and thick; skin fine; 

 all parts evenly covered 

 with firm flesh which should 

 be mellow to the toucli, but 

 not soft and flabby, nor yet 

 in hard rolls or ridges; 



Parts of Sheep. 1, Head; 2, 'Neck, 3, Shoulder Vein; 4, Shoulder; 5, Bris- 

 ket; 6, Foreleg; 7, Chest; 8, Ribs; 9, Top of Shoulders; 10, Back; 11, 

 Loin; 12, Hip; 13, Rump; 14, Tail; 15, Giggot or Leg of Mutton; 16, 

 Hind Leg; 17, Flank; 18, Belly; 19, Fore Flank; 20. Twist. 



