. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING THE MUTTON TYPE OF SHEEP 395 should come down as straight as possible on each side, and if this is the case, then they will stand wide apart, and allow ample chest room between. Long legs are decidedly objec- tionable because they indicate unnecessary waste in killing. Further, they frequently accompany poor constitution. Short legs furnish a minimum waste, and are characteristic features associated with strong constitution. The bone of the leg should be fine and lack all roughness, giving evidence of little waste at slaughter. Attention should be di
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING THE MUTTON TYPE OF SHEEP 395 should come down as straight as possible on each side, and if this is the case, then they will stand wide apart, and allow ample chest room between. Long legs are decidedly objec- tionable because they indicate unnecessary waste in killing. Further, they frequently accompany poor constitution. Short legs furnish a minimum waste, and are characteristic features associated with strong constitution. The bone of the leg should be fine and lack all roughness, giving evidence of little waste at slaughter. Attention should be directed to the feet, to see that the toes are well carried, and point directly forward. From the butcher's point of view this is not so important, but if we consider the shipper or producer, correct conformation with the ability to walk well, insuring delivery to market in good shape, is of unquestionable im- portance. While only one point is given to the legs in the scale of points, if they are of distinctly defective carriage, they should be scored off from 25 to 50 per cent according to Pig. 219.—"Long legs are decidedly objectionable because they indicate unnecessary waste in killing. Further, they frequently accompany poor ;. 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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