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LABORATORY MANUAL OF AGRICULTURE 



SCORE CARD 



MUTTON SHEEP 



SCALE or POINTS 



STAND- 

 ARD 



SCORE 



POINTS DEFICIENT 



Stu- 

 dent's 



S-MM- 



Cor- 

 rected 

 Score 



Stu- 

 dent's 

 Score 



Cor- 

 rected 

 Boon 



Age... 



General Appearance 38 per cent 



1. Weight, score according to age . . . 



2. Form, long, level, deep, broad, low set, 



stylish .... . . 



Carried forward 



in 



in 



3. Quality, clean bone; silky hair; fine 



pink skin; light in offal, yielding 

 high percentage of meat .... 



4. Condition, deep, even covering of firm 



Besh, especially in regions of valuable 

 cuts. Points, indicating ripeness, are, 

 thick dock, back thickly covered 

 with flesh, thick neck, full purse, full 

 flank, breast 10 



Head and Neck 7 per cent 



5. Muzzle, fine; mouth, large; lips, thin; 



nostrils, large and open 1 



6. Eyes, large, clear, placid 1 



7. Face, short, features clean-cut ... 1 



8. Forehead, broad, full 1 



9. Ears, fine, alert 1 



10 Neck, thick, short, free from folda . 2 



Foreguarlers 7 per cent 



11. Shoulders, covered with flesh, compact 



on top, snug 5 



12. Brisket, neat, proportionate; breast, 



wide . 



