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Points 



Forelegs Well wooled and carrying mutton to the knees, but free from 



meat below 2 



Hindlegs Well filled with mutton, and wooled to the hocks; neat and 



clean below 2 



Belly Straight and covered with wool, the flank extending so as to form 



a line parallel with the back or top line 5 



Fleece Compact, the whole body well covered with moderately long and 



close wool, white in color, carrying some yolk 12 



Form Throughout smooth and symmetrical, with no coarseness in any 



part 9 



General appearance Spirited and attractive, with a determined look, a 



proud and firm step, indicating constitutional vigor and breeding 8 



Total . . 



The Shropshire breed of sheep originated in the counties 

 of Shropshire and Stafford, in western England. This is 

 a hornless breed of the medium wool class. The color of 

 the hair of face, ears and legs is a dark brown, often ap- 



Fig. 241. Shropshire ram. "His Imperial Majesty," breed champion Ohio 

 State Fair, 1911. (Photo by courtesy American Agriculturist.) 



