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LINCOLN SHEEP SCALE OF POINTS PERFECT 



SCORE 



1. Constitution. Body deep, back wide and straight, 



wide and full in the thigh ; bright large eyes ; skin 

 soft and pink 25 



2. Size. Matured rams not less than 250 pounds, when 



in good condition ; ewes 200 pounds or over . . 10 



3. Appearance. Good carriage and symmetry of form 10 



4. Body. Well proportioned, good bone, good length ; 



broad hindquarters, legs standing wide apart ; 

 breast wide and deep 15 



5. Head. Covered with wool to the ears, tuft on the 



forehead ; eyes expressive, ears fair length, dotted 



or mottled in color 10 



6. Neck. Medium length, good muscle, good shape, 



well set on body 5 



7. Legs. Broad and set well apart, good shape ; color 



white, but some black spots do not disqualify, 

 wooled to the knees 10 



8. Fleece. Of even length and quality over the body, 



not less than eight inches for one year's growth . 10 



9. Quality of Wool. Rather fine long wool, strong, 



lustrous fiber ; no tendency to cot 5 



Perfection 100 



COTSWOLD SHEEP STANDARD OP EXCELLENCE AND SCALE 

 OF POINTS 



For Cotswold Ram Head not too fine, moderately small 

 and broad between the eyes and nostrils, but without a 

 short, thick appearance, and in young animals well 

 covered on the crown with long, lustrous wool ... 8 



Face. Either white or slightly mixed with gray, or white 



dappled with brown 4 



Nostrils. Wide and expanded ; nose dark 1 



Eyes. Prominent but mild looking 2 



Ears. Broad, long, moderately thin and covered with 



short hair 4 



Collar. Full from breast and shoulders, tapering grad- 

 ually all the way to where the neck and head join. The 

 neck should be short, thick and strong, indicating con- 

 stitutional vigor, and free from coarse and loose skin ' . 6 



Shoulders. Broad and full, and at the same time join so 

 gradually to the collar forward and chine backward as 

 not to leave the least hollow in either place ... 8 



