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Lincoln Sheep — Scale op Points Perfect 



Score 



1. Constitution. — Body deep, back wide and straight, 



■wide and full in the thigh ; bright large eyes ; skin 

 soft and pink •. . . ... . . 25 



2. Size. — Matured rams not less than 250 pounds, when 



in good condition ; ewes 200 pounds or over . . 10 



3. Appearance. — Good carriage and symmetry of form 10 



4. Body. — Well proportioned, good bone, good length ; 



broad hindquarters, legs standing wide apart ; 

 breast wide and deep .... . . . 15 



5. Head. — Covered with wool to the ears, tuft on the 



forehead ; eyes expressive, ears fair length, dotted 



or mottled in color . . . • ■ ... 10 



6. Neck. — Medium length, good muscle, good shape, 



well set on body ... . . . 5 



7. Legs. — Broad and set well apart, good shape ; color 



white, but some black spots do not disqualify, 

 wooled to the knees ... . . . 10 



8. Fleece. — Of even length and quality over the body, 



not less than eight inches for one year's growth . 10 



9. Quality of Wool. — Rather fine long wool, strong, 



lustrous fiber ; no tendency to cot 5 



Perfection 100 



CoTswoLD Sheep — Standard op Excellence and Scale 

 OP Points 



For Cotswold Ram — Head not too fine, moderately small 

 and broad between the eyes and nostrils, but without a 

 short, thick appearance, and in young animals well 

 covered on the crown with long, lustrous wool ... 8 



Face. — Either white or slightly mixed with gray, or white 



dappled with brown . . 4 



Nostrils. — Wide and expanded ; nose dark ... 1 



Eyes. — Prominent but mild looking . . . . .2 



Ears. — Broad, long, moderately thin and covered with 



short hair . . 4 



Collar. — Full from breast and shoulders, tapering grad- 

 tially all the waj' to where the neck and head join. The 

 neck should be short, thick and strong, indicating con- 

 stitutional vigor, and free from coarse and loose skin 6 



Shoulders. — Broad and full, and at the same time join so 

 gradually to the collar forward and chine backward as 

 not to leave the least hollow in either place . 8 



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