. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. JUDGING SHEEP IN" SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 17 training the student in observation, hence no details should be over- looked. The value of the score card in judging animals depends largely upon the care with which it is used. The following per- centages, are suggested as a basis for scoring: , perfect; , very slight defect; , slight defect; , defective; , marked defect; and , poor. The number of points given for any particular part of the animal should be multiplied by the percentage rating given that po
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. JUDGING SHEEP IN" SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 17 training the student in observation, hence no details should be over- looked. The value of the score card in judging animals depends largely upon the care with which it is used. The following per- centages, are suggested as a basis for scoring: , perfect; , very slight defect; , slight defect; , defective; , marked defect; and , poor. The number of points given for any particular part of the animal should be multiplied by the percentage rating given that point in the mind of the student. For example, loin is given six points and the animal examined is found to be defective. Six times equals , which represents the score for the loin. In this manner the various parts of the body may be given a proportional Fig. 9.—Dragging the sheep. The wrong way to mow a sheep. How to handle she&p.—Because of the covering of wool the hand must be used freely in judging sheep. The use of the hand is espe- cially important with fat sheep trimmed for the showroom (fig. 8). For this reason the teacher should select for judging sheep which are accustomed to being handled. The students should be cautioned not to handle the sheep roughly b}^ grasping the wool (fig. 9), but to grasp the skin under the throat carefully with one with the other to press at the tail head to move it to the position desired- (fig. 10). In order not to disturb the wool and injure the sensitive 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 Docs. , G. P. O.
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