. Judging farm animals . Livestock. Fig. 128.—"With tlie fingers close together, the Judge passes the hand over the parts where one should find a smooth, thicli, firm covering of ; over the animal be- fore him. The coat may be too fine, in- dicating lack of constitution, but this is not at all frequent. Quality is also manifested in the size of head and ear, and the coarseness of joints. The head that is large and heavy in compari- s 0 n to size of body, indicates lack of quality. Big joints suggest heavy bone and too great a per cent of offal to dressed meat at slaughter. Larg
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. Fig. 128.—"With tlie fingers close together, the Judge passes the hand over the parts where one should find a smooth, thicli, firm covering of ; over the animal be- fore him. The coat may be too fine, in- dicating lack of constitution, but this is not at all frequent. Quality is also manifested in the size of head and ear, and the coarseness of joints. The head that is large and heavy in compari- s 0 n to size of body, indicates lack of quality. Big joints suggest heavy bone and too great a per cent of offal to dressed meat at slaughter. Large, heavy horns also indicate coarseness. Quality is one of the most important features in the animal, and it perhaps has more influence on the price paid for fat cattle, than any other one thing considered by the buyer. There- fore, the judge should attach much importance to qual- ity, scoring down severely if coarse- nc"s predominates. The term "con- dition, '' as applied to fat animals, re- fers to the degree and character of fat or covering of flesh over the body. The iud^'e deter- Tniupc; tlm pnnri; ^'®- 129,—"Cattle in high condition frequently mines tn© COnai- have rolls of hard fat on 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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