THE MKRINO OF THE AMERICAN TYPE 



415 



SCORE CARD FOR AMERICAN MERINO. 



Standard of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect 



Score 



Age Number of permanent incisors 



-GENERAL APPEARANCE, 16 Points: 



Weiglit, score according to age, mature males 150 



lbs., females 100 lbs 2 



Form, low set, deep bodied, symmetrical, with folds 



on neck, shoulders, flanks, rump, thighs . . 6 



Quality, bone and wool fine, skin pink 8 



-HEAD AND NECK, 7 Points: 



Muzzle, broad, wrinkled, lips thin, mouth and nos- 

 trils good size 1 



Eyes, large, bright, placid, not enclosed by folds . . 1 



Face, short, features well defined 1 



Forehead, broad and full 1 



Ears, small, fine, covered with fine white hair . . . . 1 

 Neck, short above, long below, strong, with promi- 

 nent folds 2 



-FOREQWARTERS, 9 Points: 



Shoulders, sloping well into back, not rough, broad, 



with folds 2 



Breast, of medium width, deep, showing plenty con- 



; ; felitution 3 



Brisket, carried well forward, with strong fold or 



apron 2 



Legs and feet: straight legs, well carried, toes short 



and of good shape with level soles .... 2 



-BODY, 20 Points: 



Chest, deep, medium wide, comparatively large girth 5 



Back, level, long, m,edi\im wide 3 



Loin, broad, long and not sagged 3 



Ribs, arched only moderately deep, close together . . 3 



Flanks, low, giving low, level underline 1 



—HINDQUARTERS, 10 Points: 



Hips, smooth, not too widely separated 1 



Rump, long, level, wide, carrying light folds . . . . 4 

 Thighs, long, muscular, with horizontal folds . . . . 3 

 Legs and feet: legs carried straight, hocks not close, 

 shanks vertical, toes short, and of good shape, 



with level soles 2 



-FLEECE, 43 Points: 



Folds or wrinkles, very manifest on neck, brisket, 



shoulders, flanks, lower sides, rump, thighs. . 10 

 Quality, fiber very fine and crimped, uniform in 

 diameter, free of hair or gare on folds, belly 



or legs 10 



Density, close covering all over body, armpits, belly 

 and legs well wooled, the fleece compact to the 



hand 10 



Length, uniform over body, 2l^ inches for twelve 



months' growth 7 



Oil, grease or yolk, abundant, light colored, evenly 



distributed, and. not gathered in spots .. ., 4 

 Condition, clean, soft, free of foreign matter. . . . 2 



Score of 

 Sheep 

 Studied 



Total points 



100 



