236 MODERN SHEEP: BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



tion sale is a sale ring, and numerous pens wherein the offerings 

 may be penned in suitable numbers and convenient proximity 

 to the sale ring. 



SCORE CARD FOR SHEEP. 



The following is a score card gotten up by Prof. W. C. Coffey, 

 and adopted by the Illinois Agricultural College: 



Weight, pounds 



Weight, score according to age and breed 4 



Form, straight top and underline; deep, broad, low set, com- 

 pact, symmetrical 10 



Quality, hair fine; bone fine but strong; even covering of firm 



flesh; features refined but not delicate; stylish 10 



Constitution, chest capacious; brisket well developed; flanks 



deep ; bone strong; movement bold and vigorous 10 



Condition, thrifty, skin pink; fleece elastic; well fleshed, but 



not excessively fat ; deep covering of firm flesh 5 



Disposition, quiet, but not sluggish "'' 



Color and markings, according to breed 2 



Muzzle, mouth and nostrils large; lips thin '. 1 



Eyes, full, bright, clear ./I 



Face, short, according to breed . 1 



Forehead, broad, full 1 



Ears, texture, fine ; size and form, according to breed 1 



Neck, thick, short, neatly tapering to head; throat clean, ac- 

 cording to breed 3 



Shoulder vein, full , ,1 



Shoulder, covered with flesh; compact; smoothly joined with 



neck and body 3 



Brisket, well developed ; breast wide ! 



Legs, straight, short, set well apart; pasterns upright; feet 



squarely placed neither close nor sprawling 2 



Ribs, long, well sprung, thickly fleshed . ; f ; . ?:- 3 



Back, broad, straight, thickly and evenly fleshed *v 



Loin, thick, broad, firm ,p 



Flank, full, even with underline 1 



Hips, level, smoothly covered; width in proportion with other 



part 1 



Rump, long, level, wide and even in width ; not covered at tail- 

 head with excessive fat 3 



Thighs, full, fleshed well down to hock 2 



Twist, deep, plump, firm, indicating fleshiness 5 



Legs, straight, short, set well apart, bones smooth, strong, being 

 neither coarse nor fine; pasterns upright; feet squarely 



placed ; neither close nor sprawling 3 



Wool, quantity, long, dense, even, according to breed 5 



