30 BULLETIN 94, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
having been some disagreement among the breeders of this country. 
In 1900 the two societies combined under the name of the American 
Cheviot Sheep Society and maintains an office at Fayetteville, 
N. Y. Up to January 1, 1914, they had registered 8,115 head. The 
following is the standard for judging Cheviot sheep: 
Points. 
General conformation and quality: Deep and full breast and large through chest; 
back wide and straight, with well-sprung, deep ribs; legs well placed and leg 
of mutton full and thick; body well fleshed, skin pink, with no blue or dark 
coloring; fleece compact and medium fine; bone strong and fine; general ap- 
pearance graceful, symmetrical, active : 20 
Size: In good flesh when fully matured a 24-months-old ram should weigh not less 
than 225 pounds and a ewe not less than 150 pounds 10 
Head: Should be medium short and broad, with ample breadth between the eyes; 
ears should be of medium length and usually erect when at repose; head cov- 
ered with clear white hairs, extending from nostrils to back of poll; ridge of 
head from between eyes to nostrils straight or slightly arched with females 
and more strongly arched or Eoman with rams; color of tip of nose black 15 
Body: "Well proportioned, having notable depth, with thickness on top and at 
flanks. Loins should be very broad and thick; shoulders should set well back 
and be smoothly covered, and crops be full and well arched. The rump should 
belong, broad, and level 20 
Legs: Should be short, well set apart, and be covered with clean, white hair, with 
no wool below hocks and knees. The hind legs should be flat and deep below 
hocks. Pasterns should be strong and not show weakness, supporting the body 
well 10 
Feet: Symmetrical, squarely placed when in repose, and hoofs black in color. . . 5 
Fleece: Should cover the body completely to behind the poll and ears and down 
to knees and hocks. Under part of the body should be well covered. In ma- 
ture animals should be not less than 3 inches long for annual growth and be 
compact and of medium wool class. Earns should shear at least 12 pounds and 
ewes 8, when in mature form, to be desirable representatives of the breed 20 
Total 100 
Objections: Scurs on the head, black spots on the head, flesh-colored or spotted 
skin about the nostrils, hair about the thighs or kemp on the body, reddish or sandy 
hair on head or legs, lack of wool on under part of body. 
Disqualifications: All male lambs shall be ineligible to registration if having scurs 
or horns exceeding 1 inch in length. 
THE TUNIS. 
The origin of the Tunis is lost hi the mists of antiquity. Sheep 
have existed hi an improved form in northern Africa for centuries, 
and the breed under discussion is said to have roamed the hiUs of 
Tunis and part of Algeria prior to the Christian era. They are some- 
times called the ''fat-tailed" sheep, but other breeds, perhaps not so 
well known, also possess this character 
The first of these sheep to come to this country were those brought 
over by Gen. William Eaton, who was United States consul at Tunis. 
He received special permission from the Bey and shipped 10 head upon 
the man of war Sophia. Only one pair survived the voyage, and 
