. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 372 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS The legs should be carefully observed. Sheeps' legs are at best far from straight. As a rule, the fore legs of fine-wool sheep are too close together, the knees often almost touching. This is objectionable, for, as we have already observed, fore legs placed close together indicate a narrow chest, which in turn signifies lack of constitutional vigor. Fine-wool sheep also have very crooked hocks, which is eq
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 372 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS The legs should be carefully observed. Sheeps' legs are at best far from straight. As a rule, the fore legs of fine-wool sheep are too close together, the knees often almost touching. This is objectionable, for, as we have already observed, fore legs placed close together indicate a narrow chest, which in turn signifies lack of constitutional vigor. Fine-wool sheep also have very crooked hocks, which is equally as objectionable. Often the legs below the hocks are carried too much under the body, the shanks being too slanting. The toes are often neg- lected and let grow out too long, which throws the legs still farther out of their proper position. Examining the fleece In the examination of the wool the chief factors to consider are the quantity, the quality, and the condition. In consider- ing the quantity the entire body must be examined. To note the quantity along the belly and arm pits, the sheep should be turned up and placed on its rump. To turn the sheep, stand on the left side of the animal, place the left arm around under the neck at the shoulder points, with the right hand reach under the sheep, seize the right hind foot, gently lift the Fig. 121. — Examining the Fleece . i re i • j- . j i FOR THE Finest of the Wool. animal ott tiis teet, and place him on his rump, belly up. One should have a mat or gunny sack on which to place the sheep to prevent soiling the wool of the rump, particularly if in the show ring. With the sheep in this position, the wool along the belly and arm pits can be carefully noted. These places should be densely covered, though such is seldom the. 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 resembl
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