. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 376 SHEEP well-rounded crops and full front flanks are to be looked for. Sunken crops and high front flanks indicate lack of constitution and poor feeding character. The/;wz/ legs should be wide and heavily muscled of arm, the shank bones fine and short, the joints and pasterns strong. The entire leg viewed from front or side must show good form and strength, the knees not coming close together, and the feet prop- erly pointing straight ahead. Weak pasterns frequently occur with mutton sheep, a feature to be avoided in selecting breeding rams. Th
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 376 SHEEP well-rounded crops and full front flanks are to be looked for. Sunken crops and high front flanks indicate lack of constitution and poor feeding character. The/;wz/ legs should be wide and heavily muscled of arm, the shank bones fine and short, the joints and pasterns strong. The entire leg viewed from front or side must show good form and strength, the knees not coming close together, and the feet prop- erly pointing straight ahead. Weak pasterns frequently occur with mutton sheep, a feature to be avoided in selecting breeding rams. The back and loin contain the valuable cuts, so that strength, width, and thickness are highly essential at all times. Breadth and levelness of back are emphasized, with some closeness of Fig. i68. First-prize pen of Soutlidown yeaihng wetiieis at Royal Agricultural Society of England Show, 1903. Bred and exhibited by C. Adeane, Cambridge. This picture shows the mutton form in its highest perfec- tion. Photograph from F. N. Webb, Agent, Cambridge, England The body to have ample capacity requires a strong arch and depth of rib, thus giving depth and thickness, invariably asso- ciated with the best type. A short body, at least with the male or feeder, is much preferred to a long one. The hips should be inconspicuous, though not narrow, and should be smoothly covered. The rump requires length, breadth, and levelness, with a full covering of flesh. Instead of this we too frequently find the peaked, narrow, droopy rump with low-set tail, an ill form either for meat production or in relation to the proper conformation in connection with the reproductive function. The thighs should be thick from behind, very full and low in between at the twist, and, as viewed from one side, very wide and. 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 perfect
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