30 BULLETIN 94, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



having been some disagreement among the breeders of this country. 

 In 1900 the two societies combined under the name of the American 

 Cheviot Sheep Society and maintains an office at Fayetteville, 

 N. Y. Up to January 1, 1914, they had registered 8,115 head. The 

 following is the standard for judging Cheviot sheep: 



Points. 



General conformation and quality: Deep and full breast and large through chest; 

 back wide and straight, with well-sprung, deep ribs; legs well placed and leg 

 of mutton full and thick; body well fleshed, skin pink, with no blue or dark 

 coloring; fleece compact and medium fine; bone strong and fine; general ap- 

 pearance graceful, symmetrical, active 20 



Size: In good flesh when fully matured a 24-months-old ram should weigh not less 

 than 225 pounds and a ewe not less than 150 pounds 10 



Head: Should be medium short and broad, with ample breadth between the eyes; 

 ears should be of medium length and usually erect when at repose; head cov- 

 ered with clear white hairs, extending from nostrils to back of poll; ridge of 

 head from between eyes to nostrils straight or slightly arched with females 

 and more strongly arched or Roman with rams; color of tip of nose black 15 



Body: Well proportioned, having notable depth, with thickness on top and at 

 flanks. "Loins should be very broad and thick; shoulders should set well back 

 and be smoothly covered, and crops be full and well arched. The rump should 

 be long, broad, and level 20 



Legs: Should be short, well set apart, and be covered with clean, white hair, with 

 no wool below hocks and knees. The hind legs should be flat and deep below 

 hocks. Pasterns should be strong and not show weakness, supporting the body 

 well 10 



Feet: Symmetrical, squarely placed when in repose, and hoofs black in color.. . 5 



Fleece: Should cover the body completely to behind the poll and ears and down 

 to knees and hocks. Under part of the body should be well covered. In ma- 

 ture animals should be not less than 3 inches long for annual growth and be 

 compact and of medium wool class. Rams should shear at least 12 pounds and 

 ewes 8, when in mature form, to be desirable representatives of the breed 20 



Total 100 



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 registration if having scurs 

 or horns exceeding 1 inch in length. 



THE TUNIS. 



The origin of the Tunis is lost in the mists of antiquity. Sheep 

 have existed in an improved form in northern Africa for centuries, 

 and the breed under discussion is said to have roamed the hills of 

 Tunis and part of Algeria prior to the Christian era. They are some- 

 times called the "fat-tailed" sheep, but other breeds, perhaps not so 

 well known, also possess this character 



The first of these sheep to come to this country were those brought 

 over by Gen. William Eaton, who was United States consul at Tunis. 

 He received special permission from the Bey and shipped 10 head upon 

 the man of war Sojrfiia. Only one pair survived the voyage, and 



