. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 4 BULLETIN 593, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. A study of types and —Practice in judging should be ac- companied by a study of the types and breeds of sheep which are im- portant in the United States. Emphasis should be placed upon type and breeds of local importance. There are a great many classifica- tions for the breeds of sheep, but the breeds common in America may be conveniently grouped on a basis of the kind of wool they produce, as follows (figs. 5, 6, and 7) :. Fig. 4.—Chart for teaching relation of
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 4 BULLETIN 593, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. A study of types and —Practice in judging should be ac- companied by a study of the types and breeds of sheep which are im- portant in the United States. Emphasis should be placed upon type and breeds of local importance. There are a great many classifica- tions for the breeds of sheep, but the breeds common in America may be conveniently grouped on a basis of the kind of wool they produce, as follows (figs. 5, 6, and 7) :. Fig. 4.—Chart for teaching relation of body outline to skeleton parts : 1, upper jaw ; 2, lower jaw ; 3, parietal; 4, frontal ridge ; 5, horn cores ; 6, frontal; 7, lachrymal; 8, malar ; 9, temporal; 10, nasal ; 11, maxillary ; 12, upper molars ; 13, premaxillary ; 14, frontal spine ; 15, eye socket; 16, lower molars ; 17, incisors ; 18-24, cervical vertebrae ; 18, atlas ; 19, axis ; 25-37, dorsal vertebrae ; 3S, sternum ; 39-45, lumbar vertebrae; 46, sacrum ; 47—5S, caudal vertebrae ; 59, ilium ; GO, ischium ; 61, pubis; 62, hip joint; 63, scapula ; 64, shoulder joint; 65, humerus ; 66, ulna ; 67, radius ; 68, elbow joint; 69-75, carpal bones; 76, metacarpal; 77, sesamoid; 78, pastern; 79, coronary; 80, coffin bones ; 81, sesamoid ; 82, femur ; S3, patella ; 84, tibia ; 85, knee joint; 86, hock joint; S7-91, tarsal bones. CLASSIFICATION OF THE BREEDS OF SHEEP. Fine wool: American Merino. Delaine Merino. Rambouillet. Medium (or middle) wool: Southdown. Shropshire. Hampshire. Oxford. Dorset Horn Suffolk. Cheviot. 1 Farmers' Bulletin 576, Breeds of Sheep for the Farm, should be used in connection with this 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of
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