Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings . y to where the head and neck join. The neck of ram shouldbe short, thick and strong, indicating constitutional vigor^(neck of ewe should be fine and graceful) and free from coai-seand loose skin. [Collar 5 points with ewe.] . - _ 6 Shoulders.—Broad and full, and at the same time join so gracefullyto the collar forward and th
Live stock : a cyclopedia for the farmer and stock owner including the breeding, care, feeding and management of horses, cattle, swine, sheep and poultry with a special department on dairying : being also a complete stock doctor : with one thousand explanatory engravings . y to where the head and neck join. The neck of ram shouldbe short, thick and strong, indicating constitutional vigor^(neck of ewe should be fine and graceful) and free from coai-seand loose skin. [Collar 5 points with ewe.] . - _ 6 Shoulders.—Broad and full, and at the same time join so gracefullyto the collar forward and the chine backward as not to kv^ve theleast hollow in either place. --____ g Fore-legs.—The mutton on the arm or fore-thigh should come qu\ieto the knee. Leg upright with heavy bone, being clear fromsuperfluous skin, ^vith wool to fetlock, and may be mixed with g^^y- - - - 4 Breast.—Broad and well forward, keeping the legs wide apart; girth or chest full and deep. _ - _ _ _ - 10 Fore flank.—Quite full, not showing hollow Oehind the shoulder. [4 points with ewe.] ____ _ _ -5 Back and loin.—Broad, flat and straiglit, from which the ribs must spring with a fine circ ilar arch. - - - - - 12 Belly.—Straight on underlme. [5 points with ewe.] - 3 po a K (D _;I M. ORIGIN. ANATOM V \ . ] > i . .(NTS OF SHEEP. 1013
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