40 THE SOUTHDOWN. 



Standard of 6xccUciicc for Southdown Sheep, 



Hdopted by the SmcncaTi Southdown Hssociation. 



Head medium in size and hornless, fine, carried well up, tlie 

 forehead or face well covered with wool, especially be- 

 tween the ears and on the cheeks, and in the ewe 



slightly dished 5 



Lips and under jaw fine and thin 1 



Ears rather small, tolerably wide apart, covered with fine 

 hair, and carried with a lively back and forth move- 

 ment 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 and loin broad and straight from shoulders to rump. . . 7 

 Ribs well arche;d, extending far backward, the last projecting 



more than the others 6 



Eump broad, square and full, with tail well set up : 6 



Hips wide, with little space between them and last ribs 6 



Thighs full and well let down in twist, the legs standing well 



apart (; 



Limbs short and fine in bone, and in color to agree with face . 3 

 Forelegs well wooled and carrying mutton to the knees, but 



free from meat below 2 



Hind legs well filled with mutton and wooled to the hocks, 



neat and clean below 2 



