. Judging farm animals . Livestock. MORE IMPORTANT BREEDS OP SHEEP 453. Pig. -Tunis ram, "Gen. Mi-Plierson" 1619, a noted sire of the breed. (Plioto by courtesy The American Sheep Breeder.) length. The fleece varies in color, and reddish fibers fre- quently occur among the white staple. The lambs when dropped are of various colors: white, red, tawny, mottled, but with age the fleece loses much of its mottled appearance. SCALE OF POINTS FOE TUNIS SHEEP. (Adopted by American Tunis Slieep Breeders' Association.) Points Blood—Imported from Tunis, or having a perfect line of ancesto


. Judging farm animals . Livestock. MORE IMPORTANT BREEDS OP SHEEP 453. Pig. -Tunis ram, "Gen. Mi-Plierson" 1619, a noted sire of the breed. (Plioto by courtesy The American Sheep Breeder.) length. The fleece varies in color, and reddish fibers fre- quently occur among the white staple. The lambs when dropped are of various colors: white, red, tawny, mottled, but with age the fleece loses much of its mottled appearance. SCALE OF POINTS FOE TUNIS SHEEP. (Adopted by American Tunis Slieep Breeders' Association.) Points Blood—Imported from Tunis, or having a perfect line of ancestors ex- tending back to the floclc owned and bred by Judge Bichard Peters, of Belmont, near Philadelphia, who received the first pair from Tunis in 1799, and bred them pure for more than 20 years 20 Constitution—Healthful countenance, lively look, head erect, deep chest, ribs well arched, round body with good length. Strong, straight back; muscles fine and firm . 15 rieece—Medium length, medium quality, medium quantity, color tinc- tured with gray, never pure white. Evenness throughout . . 10. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company


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