First Place:  4

Entry number: 1570

Exhibitor: EmsoffLambs

State: CA

Sheep name/number: Emsoff #518

Breed: Hampshire X

Website: www.emsofflivestockcompany.com

I have chosen to start this class with #4. When viewed from the rear she overpowers the class with both inside and outside stifle muscle. She is very long bodied, level topped and heavy enough in her structure to warrant first place. She is not the heaviest boned in the class but is more than adequate.

Second Place:  2

Entry number: 1553

Exhibitor: Meyersshowlambs

State: OH

Sheep name/number: MSL#1465

Breed: Hamp

Website: www.meyersshowlambs.com

We follow her in our top pair with #2, an extremely smooth lamb, the most highly fitted and very attractive lamb in the class. When we step back and analyze beyond the fitting, we find that #2 does not show us the squareness of hip and pin set and volume of muscle, particularly in the out side stifle. I will grant that #2 overpowers #4 in rack shape.

Third Place:  1

Entry number: 1552

In my opinion #1 falls in next. I do appreciate the amount of product she brings down her top and down through her leg. But I would criticize her for being the shortest structured, lightest boned, smallest footed lamb of this set.

Fourth Place:  3

Entry number: 1532

We appreciate the length of body of lamb #3. She is the heaviest boned lamb in this class. However, she lacks the expression of rack and expression of muscle in her leg. Therefore, she is last.

I place this class 4,2,1,3, with cuts of 1-5-2.