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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Fig. 240. Southdown ram, champion at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 

 St. Louis, 11)04. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOE SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. 



(Adopted by American Southdown Sheep Association.) 



Points 



Head Medium in size and hornless, fine, carried well up, the forehead 

 or face well covered with wool, especially between the ears and on 

 the cheeks, and in the ewe slightly dished 



Lips and under jaw Fine and thin 



Ears Rather small, tolerably wide apart, covered with fine hair, and 

 carried with a lively back-and-forth movement 



Eyes Full and bright 



Face A uniform tint of brown, or gray, or mouse color 



Neck Short, fine at the head, but nicely tapering, and broad and 

 straight on top at the shoulders 



Shoulders Broad and full, smoothly joining the neck with the back . . 



Breast Wide, deep and projecting well forward, the forelegs standing 

 wide apart 



Back Back and loin broad and straight from shoulders to rump . . . . 



Ribs Well arched, extending far backward, the last projecting more 

 than the others 



Bump Broad, square and full, with tail well set up 



Hips Wide, with little space between them and last ribs 



Thighs Full and wgll let down in twist, the legs standing well apart . . 



Limbs Short and fine in bone, and in color to agree with face . . . . 



