OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SHEEP 133 



HAMPSHIRE DOWN. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE ADOPTED BY AMERICAN 



HAMPSHIRE DOWN SHEEP BREEDERS 



ASSOCIATION, VOL. I, 1890. 



Head Moderately large, but not coarse; well covered with 

 wool on forehead and cheeks. 



Nostrils Wide. 



Color Head and Legs Dark brown or black. 



Eyes Prominent and lustrous. 



Ears Moderately long and thin and dark brown or black 

 color. 



Legs Well under outside of body, straight with good size 

 of bone, black. 



Neck A regular taper from shoulders to head, without any 

 hollow in front of shoulders, set high up on body. 



Shoulder^ Sloping full, and not higher than the line of 

 back and neck. 



C heist Deep and full in the heart place, with breast prom- 

 inent and full. 



Back Straight with full spring of rib. 



Loin Wide and straight, without depression in front of hips. 



Quarters Long from hips to rump, without sloping, and 

 deep in thigh. Broad in hips and rump, with full hams. Inside 

 of thighs full. 



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SCALE OF POINTS. g 



Head Size and shape, 5; ears and eyes, 3; color, 5; legs and 



feet, 2 15 



Neck, Shoulders and Breast Neck, 5; shoulders, 10; chest 



and breast, 15 30 



Body Back and loin, 15 ; rib, 5 20 



Quarters Length, 10; width, 10; twist, 5 25 



Wool Forehead and cheeks, 2; belly, well covered, 3; qual- 

 ity, 5 10 



Total . ..100 



