MORE IMPORTANT BREEDS OF SHEEP 441 



I'oluts 

 :'orelegs — Well wooled and carrying mutton to the knees, but free from 



meat below 



IZiuilegB — Well filled with mutton, and wooled to the hooks; neat and 



clean below ^ 



Eeljy — Straight and covered with wool, the flank extending so as to form 



a line parallel with the back or top line 5 



Fleece — Compact, the whole body well covered with moderately long and 



close wool, white in color, carrying some yolk ■ ■ . • 12 



Form — ^Throughout smooth and symmetrical, with no coarseness in any 



part " 



General appearance — Spirited and attractive, with a determined look, a 



proud and firm step, indicating constitutional vigor and breeding 8 



Total ! 1' ■' 



The Shropshire breed of sheep originated in the counties 

 of Shropshire and Stafford, in western England. This is 

 a hornless breed of the medium wool class. The color of 

 the hair of face, ears and legs is a dark brown, often ap- 



Fig. 241. — Shropshire ram, "His Imnerial Majesty," breed champion Ohio 

 State Fair, 1911. (Photo by courtesy American Agriculturist.) 



