. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CHOOSING AND JUDGING SHEEP 373 case among many of the mutton breeds. In considering the quahty, the best method is to open the fleece along the side just back of the shoulder and in the region of the thigh. With the hands placed in a flat position, open the wool just back of the shoulder (Fig. 121). It is in this region that the finest and soundest wool of the fleece is found. With the hands in like position, open the wool along the
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CHOOSING AND JUDGING SHEEP 373 case among many of the mutton breeds. In considering the quahty, the best method is to open the fleece along the side just back of the shoulder and in the region of the thigh. With the hands placed in a flat position, open the wool just back of the shoulder (Fig. 121). It is in this region that the finest and soundest wool of the fleece is found. With the hands in like position, open the wool along the thigh (Fig. 122). In this region the poor- Fiq. 122. —Examining the Fleece est and coarsest wool of the ^°^ ™e Coahsest of the Wool. entire fleece is to be found. Quantity of fleece. — The chief factors to be considered in determining the quantity of fleece are the density and length, and the evenness of both over all parts of the sheep's body. By density is meant the closeness of the fibers or the number of fibers that grow on a square inch. As a rule the greater the number, the finer the fibers will be; hence the fleece will not only be heavier, but more valuable as well. A dense fleece is desired, as it affords the animal more protection than one that is loose and open; hence sheep with dense fleeces suffer less from catarrhal and other diseases. A dense, oilj^ fleece is im- pervious to rain, snow, and wind, as well as dirt, dust, and pieces of hay. On the other hand, the loose open fleece becomes saturated with water on exposure, the sheep catch cold, suffer from catarrh, running at the nose, scouring, and various other diseases, and the fleece becomes loaded with dust, dirt, and chaff. The length of the fleece is one of the important features in considering the quantity. The length is a breed characteristic, and the only suggestion that can be made is that it should be. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitall
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