. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . ^ as thosethat handle soft alive will also handle soft whendressed. If fed on the right kind of feed the car- Fitting Wethers for Shows. 219 cass will display the desired so-called creamcolor. The writer has fitted the champion carcass prizewinners ten years out of fourteen years showing atthe International, and has won many other prizesin these classes. He has therefore gained someknowledge, at least, in this line of work. At theclose of this discussion it may be stated that awether that has the righ
. Sheep management, breeds and judging for schools; a textbook for the shepherd and student . ^ as thosethat handle soft alive will also handle soft whendressed. If fed on the right kind of feed the car- Fitting Wethers for Shows. 219 cass will display the desired so-called creamcolor. The writer has fitted the champion carcass prizewinners ten years out of fourteen years showing atthe International, and has won many other prizesin these classes. He has therefore gained someknowledge, at least, in this line of work. At theclose of this discussion it may be stated that awether that has the right conformation and is fedthe proper quantity of the right kind of feed isbound to win on the block. Among these feeds,alfalfa and clover hay, oats, barley, bran, and espe-cially peas may be highly CHAPTER ART AND METHOD OF JUDGING SHEEP. JUDGING SHEEP AT FAIRS, IN THE CLASSROOM,OR ON THE FARM. Acting as the judge of sheep at fairs is by nomeans a small task, for the person who performsthis duty assumes a large measure of responsi-bility. Incompetence of a judge is inexcusable inevery event. No person should ever attempt toact as judge, even at a county fair, unless he pos-sesses the necessary qualifications. Whereverjudging is done at any fair, whether large or small,a crowd of interested onlookers watch the workand decisions of the judge, and aim to learn thehighest type and conformation of animals. If thejudge is not capable of selecting the best animalsfor the prize winners from those which are broughtbefore him, but selects unworthy candidates, he isnot only depriving exhibitors of their prize moneyand the honor rightfully belonging to them, but heis also deceiving the interested onlookers. He con-veys the wrong impression of what constitutes thehighest class of well
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