. Judging farm animals . Livestock. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BEEF CATTLE 255 quarters, condition or quality. An analysis of this sorl; goes farther than is usual in most comparative judging, but results in a more thorough comparison than is possible by usual methods, and is well worth doing when time and conditions justify. In the regular show ring, when herds are shown in competition, judges frequently re-group them. Each exhibitor's herd is placed in a single file, so that ani- mals of the same sex and age may be easily compared. For. Fig. 142.—"Interesting and profitable comparative study
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF BEEF CATTLE 255 quarters, condition or quality. An analysis of this sorl; goes farther than is usual in most comparative judging, but results in a more thorough comparison than is possible by usual methods, and is well worth doing when time and conditions justify. In the regular show ring, when herds are shown in competition, judges frequently re-group them. Each exhibitor's herd is placed in a single file, so that ani- mals of the same sex and age may be easily compared. For. Fig. 142.—"Interesting and profitable comparative study of certain parts may be made. For example, the heads and necks may be compared and ranked in order of ; example, if four herds., of five cattle each, consisting of bull, cow three years old or over, two-year heifer, yearling heifer, and heifer calf were brought in the ring, each herd should, as a rule, be arranged by itself, with the animals lined up side by side. The opportunity for examination may be greatly improved if the judge requires them to be arranged so that each bull will be side by side, and the same for the female of each class, thus permitting close comparison. In a herd contest of this sort, the judge must first take into consideration the general uniformity of the animals in a herd, and their closeness to the approved type. Some ex- hibitors have an impression that the winnings of an exhib- itor in the classes should regulate the winnings of 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 S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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