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OBJECTIONS. Scurs on the head, black spots on the head, flesh- 

 colored or spotted skin about the nostrils, hair about the thighs 

 or kemp on the body, reddish or sandy hair on head or legs, lack 

 of wool on under part of body. 



DISQUALIFICATIONS. All male lambs shall be ineligible to registra- 

 tion if having scurs or horns exceeding one inch in length. 



Dorset Horn. The Dorset Horn breed, as the name 

 implies, is one of the few domesticated breeds of sheep 

 which possesses horns. In the rams the horns have a very 



FIG. 177. Dorset horn ram. 



characteristic spiral form. They are large at the base, 

 extend slightly outward from the head, then backward 

 and curve forward. The face and legs of the breed are white. 

 The fleece extends to the base of the lower jaw and the under 

 side of it, extending in a circle around the eyes and over the 

 poll and forehead. The fleece is medium in length and fine- 

 ness. It extends to the knees and hocks, the remaining por- 

 tion of the legs being white. The fleece is usually too short, 



