. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 200 BEGiyyiXGS IX AXIMAL HU SB AX DRY 9. Press firmly along the back \\ith one hand, the fingers pointing in the direction of the neck, to determine the covering of flesh. With both hands get the breadth and covering of back and loin. 10. Place the fingers of the hands over the hips and note their covering and distance apart. 11. After examining the hips, draw the hands down, on to the rump, and feel its length, breadth, position, and covering of flesh. With the right hand, grasp the point of rump and note the width, position, and covering
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 200 BEGiyyiXGS IX AXIMAL HU SB AX DRY 9. Press firmly along the back \\ith one hand, the fingers pointing in the direction of the neck, to determine the covering of flesh. With both hands get the breadth and covering of back and loin. 10. Place the fingers of the hands over the hips and note their covering and distance apart. 11. After examining the hips, draw the hands down, on to the rump, and feel its length, breadth, position, and covering of flesh. With the right hand, grasp the point of rump and note the width, position, and covering of root of tail. 12. Grasp the thigh, usually termed leg of mutton, \A'ith the hands, the left hand wdth open thumb taking in one side of the leg, and the right hand and open thumb grasping the other side. Thus by freely moving the hands about the leg, one may determine fullness of hind flank, the thickness of muscle, fullness of twist, and size of leg. Place the left hand on the rump at tail and right hand between the thighs at the twist, and estimate the depth of hind quarters. 14. With the palms of the hands facing each other, press against the outer thigh, to determine thickness of hind parts. 15. St€'p back a few feet and notice position of hocks and placing of liind legs and feet. IG. From one side, view jjosition of legs and Fig. 123. Examining the width of loin. Photograph by 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 resemble the original Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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