WOOL TYPE 419 



Perfect score. 



Brought forward 26 



HEAD AND NECK 6 Points. 



Muzzle: fine, broad, wrinkled nose; pure white .... 1 



Eyes: large, clear, placid ....... 1 



Face: wrinkled, covered with soft, velvety coat . . . . .. 



Forehead: broad, full . ... . - . -. . . . . . 



Ears: soft, thick and velvety ... . . . . . . . 1 



Neck : short, muscular, well set on shoulders . . . . . 1 



FOREQUARTERS 8 Points. 



Shoulder: strong, being deep and broad 4 



Brisket: projecting forward, breast wide 2 



Legs: straight, short, wide apart; shank smooth and fine . 2 



BODY 16 Points. 



Chest: deep, full, indicating constitution 6 



Back: level, long; round-ribbed 4 



Loin: wide, level . * . " . ... . ^ 



Flank: low, making underline straight ...,,.. 2 



HINDQUARTERS 8 Points. 



Hips: far apart, level, smooth . . . . . ... . ' 2 



Rump: long, level, wide . 4 



Legs: straight, short, strong; shank smooth, fine .... 2 



FLEECE 36 Points. 



Kind: Domestic, clean and bright. 

 Territory, dirty or discolored. 



Bl k t f na "* v or navm g dead fibers. 



Class: Clothing, fiber under two inches in length or unsound. 

 Delaine, fiber two to three inches in length. 

 Combing, fiber over three inches in length and sound. 

 Grade: fine, medium or coarse. 

 Quantity: long, dense, even covering, especially over crown, 



cheek, armpit, hindlegs and belly 12 



Quality: fine fiber, crimp close, regular; even quality includ- 

 ing tops of folds 12 



Condition: bright, lustrous, sound, pure, soft, even distribu- 

 tion of yolk, with even surface to fleece 12 



Total 100 



Fine-wool Breeds. The fine-wool breeds of sheep as 

 described below are derivatives of the Spanish Merino. 

 These breeds exhibit marked peculiarities in the skin folds 

 and the unusually fine quality and large quantity of the 

 wool produced. 



Merinos are sometimes classed into A, B, and C types on 

 the basis of the presence or absence of the skin folds. 



