THE MERINO OF THE AMERICAN TYPE 415 



SCORE CARD FOR AMERICAN MERINO. 



Standard of Score of 



SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Sheep 



Score Studied 



Age Number of permanent incisors .... 



A GENERAL APPEARANCE, 16 Points: 



Weight, score according to age, mature males !."><) 



Ibs., females 100 Ibs 2 .... 



Form, low set, deep bodied, symmetrical, with folds 



on neck, shoulders, flanks, rump, thighs . . .... 



Quality, bone and wool fine, skin pink 8 .... 



II HEAD AND NECK, 7 Points: 



Muzzle, broad, wrinkled, lips thin, mouth and nos- 

 trils good size 1 .... 



Eyes, large, bright, placid, not enclosed by folds . . 1 .... 



Pace, short, features well denned 1 .... 



Forehead, broad and full 1 .... 



Ears, small, fine, covered with fine white hair . . . . 1 .... 



Neck, short above, long below, strong, with promi- 

 nent folds '2 .... 



C FOREQUARTERS, 9 Points: 



Shoulders, sloping well into.bac.k, not rough, broad, 



with folds _! .... 



Breast, of medium width, deep, showing plenty con- 

 stitution :; .... 



Brisket, carried well forward, with stiong fold or 



apron 2 .... 



Legs and feet: straight legs, well carried, toes short 



and of good shape with level soles . . . . 2 .... 



1) BODY, 20 Points: 



Chest, deep, medium wide, comparatively large girth ."> .... 



Back, level, long, medium wide . . :; .... 



Loin, broad, long and not sagged :; .... 



Ribs, arched only moderately deep, close together . . 3 



Flanks, low, giving low, level underline 1 



I : HINDQUARTERS, 10 Points: 



Hips, smooth, not too widely separated 1 .... 



Rump, long, level, wide, carrying light folds . . . . 4 .... 



Thighs, long, muscular, with horizontal folds. . . . 3 .... 



Legs and. feet: legs carried straight, hocks not close, 

 shanks vertical, toes short, and of good shape, 



with level soles 2 



F FLEECE, 43 Points: 



Folds or wrinkles, very manifest on neck, brisket, 



shoulders, flanks, lower sides, rump, thighs.. 10 .... 



Quality, fiber very fine and crimped, uniform in 

 diameter, free of hair or gare on folds, belly 

 or legs 10 .... 



Density, close covering all over body, armpits, belly 

 and legs well wooled, the fleece compact to the 

 hand 10 .... 



Length, xiniform over body, 2i/ inches for twelve 



months' growth . . 7 .... 



Oil, grease or yolk, abundant, light colored, evenly 



distributed, and not gathered in spots . . . . 4 .... 



Condition, clean, soft, free of foreign matter. . . . 2 .... 



Total points 100 



