260 Sheep Management, Breeds and Judging. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR HAMPSHIRE SHEEP. 



HEAD AND LEGS. 



Head—Moderately large, but not coarse; well covered with wool or 

 forehead and cheeks. 



Nostrils — Wide. 



Color fhead and legs) — Dark brown or black. 



Eyes — Prominent and lustrous. 



Ears— Moderately long and thin, and dark brown or black color. 



Legs — Well under outside of body, straight, with good size of bone, 

 black. 



NECK, SHOULDERS AND CHEST. 



Neck — A regular taper from shoulders to head, without any hollow in 

 front of shoulders, set high up on body. 



Shoulders — Sloping, full, and not higher than the line of back and nock. 

 Chest — Deep and full in the heart place, with breast prominent and full. 



BODY. 



Back — -Straight, with full spring of rib. 



Loin — Wide and straight, without depression in front of hips. 

 Quarters — Long from hips to rump, without sloping, and deep ^in 

 thigh. Broad in hips and rump, with full hams. Inside of thigh full. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Head — Size and shape, 5; ears and eyes, 3; color, 5; legs and feet, 2 15 

 Neck, shoulders and breast — Neck, 5; shoulders, 10; chest and 



breast, 15 , . . . 30 



Body — Back and loins, 15; ribs. 5 . . . . 20 



Quarters — Length, 10; width, 10; twist, 5 . •^■25 



Wool — Forehead and cheeks, 2; belly, well covered, 3; quality. 5 10 



Total .... .100 



