136 JUDGING SHEEP 



COTSWOLD SHEEP. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND SCALE OF POINTS ADOPTED g 



BY AMERICAN COTSWOLD ASSOCIATION, g 



VOL. V, 1S92 — EWES. (J 



Head — Moderately fine, broad between the eyes and nostrils, 

 but without a short, thick appearance, and well covered 

 on 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 gradually 

 all the way to where the neck and head join — neck 

 should be fine and graceful, and free from coarse and 

 loose skin 5 



Shoulders — Broad and full, and, at the same time, joined so 

 gradually to the collar forward and chine backwards, as 

 not to leave the least hollow in either place 8 



Fore Legs — The mutton on the arm, or fore thigh, should 

 come quite to the knee. Leg upright with heavy bone, 

 — being clear from superfluous skin, with wool to fetlock 

 and may be mixed with gray 4 



Breast — Broad and well forward, keeping the legs wide apart. 

 Girth and chest full and deep 10 



Fore Flank — Quite full, not showing hollow behind the 

 shoulder 4 



Back and Loin — Broad, flat and straight, from which the ribs 

 must spring, with a fine circular arch 12 



Belly — Straight on underline 5 



Quarters — Long and full, with mutton quite down to the 

 hock 8 



Hock — Should stand neither in nor out 2 



Twist — Or junction inside of thighs delep, wide and full, 

 which with a broad breast, will keep the legs open and 

 upright 5 



Fleece — The whole body should be covered with long lustrous 

 wool 18 



Total 100 



