. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. Judging Sheep 229 367. Legs. — These should be carefully observed. Sheep's legs are at best far from straight. As a rule, the fore legs of fine- wool sheep are too close together, the knees almost touching. This is objectionable, for, as we have already observed, fore legs placed close together indicate a narrow chest, which in turn sig- nifies 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.
. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. Judging Sheep 229 367. Legs. — These should be carefully observed. Sheep's legs are at best far from straight. As a rule, the fore legs of fine- wool sheep are too close together, the knees almost touching. This is objectionable, for, as we have already observed, fore legs placed close together indicate a narrow chest, which in turn sig- nifies 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 neglected and let grow out too long, which throws the legs still farther out of their proper position. 368. Examining the fleece. — In the examination of the wool the chief factors to consider are the quantity, the quality, and the condition. In considering the quantity the entire body must be examined. To note the quantity along the abdomen and arm pits, the sheep should be turned up and placed on its rump. With the sheep in this position, the wool along the abdomen and arm pits can be carefully noted. These places should be densely covered, though such is seldom the case among many of the mutton breeds. In considering the quality, the best method is to open the fleece along the side just back of the shoulder and in the region of the thigh. With the hands placed in a flat position, open the wool just back of the shoulder (Fig. 96). It is Fig. 97.— The coarsest of the fleece, in this region that the finest and. Fig. 96. —The finest 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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