122 Sheep-Farming 



Movement must be bold and vigorous .... 5 



Eyes bold, prominent, and bright 4 



Skin bright pink in color 3 



Neck strong and muscular in rams and well set on in both 



sexes 3 



Mutton form and quality. — Wide and straight on shoul- 

 ders, back, loin, and rump, from base of neck to tail . 15 

 Full shoulders and thighs, weU meated both inside and 



outside 5 



Flanks well fiUed and strong so as to make the lower lines 

 of the body as straight as possible, and the side lines 



straight and rather full 4 



The whole carcass evenly covered with well-marbled 



meat 6 



Wool. — Fleece of moderate length, close, and of even 

 quality, covering the whole carcass well, and free 

 from black patches upon the body, neck, or head . 15 



Mutton qualities. — The Oxford Down is the heav- 

 iest of any of the Down breeds at maturity, and 

 is also larger in size. At the Smithfield show, they 

 have made an excellent record in showing capacity 

 to make rapid gains when fed for show purposes. 

 In 1884 at this show, the pen of Oxford lambs re- 

 served for the breed cup made .78 pound per head 

 daily gain, which was the highest up to that time. 

 In 1885 the first prize pen of lambs averaged .75 

 pound per head daily gain, which was also unusually 

 high. The pen of lambs shown in 1887 averaged 

 277 days old and weighed an average of 192 pounds, 

 or an average gain of .69 pound. In 1890 two pens 

 of lambs each made an average of .65 pound per 



