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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Fig 



240, — Southdown ram, champion at Ijouisiana Purchase Exposition, 

 St. Louis, 1904. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR SOUTHDOWN SHEEP. 



(Adopted "by American Southdown Sheep Association.) 



Points 

 Head — Medium in size and hornless, fine, carried -well u^^, the forehe:::d 



or face, well cohered with wool, especially between the ears and on 



the cheeks, and in the ewe slightly dished 5 



Lips and under jaw — Fine and th^n 1 



Ears — Rather small, tolerably wide apart, covered with fine hair, and 



carried with a lively back-and-forth movement 2 



Eyes — Full and bright 3 



Face — A uniform tint of brown, or gray, or mouse color 3 



Neck — Short, fine at the head, but nicely tapering, and broad and 



straight on top at the shoulders 4 



Shoulders — Broad and full, smoothly joining the neck with the back . . 5 

 Breast — Wide, deep and projecting well forward, the forelegs standing 



wide apart 5 



Back — Back and loin broad and straight from shoulders to rump . . . . 7 

 Bibs — Well arched, extending far backward, the last projecting more 



than the others 6 



Kump — Broad, square and full, with tail well set up G 



Hips — Wide, with little space between them and last ribs C 



Thighs — Full and well let down in twist, the legs standing well apart . . 6 



Limbs — Short and fine in bone, and in color to agree witli face . . . . 3 



