. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. The figures here given show the appearance of the mid- dle pair of the front teeth at the age of IV2 years, at which age the English courts have decided that the lamb becomes a sheep. TABLE OF DENTITION OF THE SHEEP. ERUPTION. REPLACEMENT. FRONT TEETH OR INCISORS. Before or soon after birth I'/a years The same ~|4 .» 14 days 314 ^^ 2 to 3 weeks ^/z MOLAR OR DOUBLE TEETH. Before or a few days after birth V/z ^^ The same ^Yf .. The same : '^/z 6 to 9 months. 21/2 years. 4 to o years. After the fifth year a sheep is known as to its
. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. The figures here given show the appearance of the mid- dle pair of the front teeth at the age of IV2 years, at which age the English courts have decided that the lamb becomes a sheep. TABLE OF DENTITION OF THE SHEEP. ERUPTION. REPLACEMENT. FRONT TEETH OR INCISORS. Before or soon after birth I'/a years The same ~|4 .» 14 days 314 ^^ 2 to 3 weeks ^/z MOLAR OR DOUBLE TEETH. Before or a few days after birth V/z ^^ The same ^Yf .. The same : '^/z 6 to 9 months. 21/2 years. 4 to o years. After the fifth year a sheep is known as to its age by the full .^^mmy^ mouth, and as the age Increases by the wearing of the teeth. But this ^ is not altogether a sure guide, for ^ a flock pasturing on a poor pasture | or sandy soil will so quickly wear ^^^ef^^ down its cutting teeth that they will appear to be so blunt as to indicate a much greater age. This is to be taken into account, and the general x g appearance, as will be described ^ ^ hereafter, in other respects must all a ^ be taken into account. This, how- h ever, is not of much account prac- ^ tically, for except it be some favor- "^ ite and prolific ewe, it is rarely that g wsm& ^^mtUA a sheep is kept so long that its age ^ .._. is any reason for despising it. It is x °^ well, however, that the shepherd ^ » and especially purchasers of sheep • ^ should be able to ascertain the age up to the point of maturity. The author has kept some ewes until the age of thirteen years, having twins ^ every year after the second, and ^ never found any indication of in- S ability to feed as well as a young sheep. What the full age of a. 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 Stewart, Henry. Chicago : American Sheep Breeder Press
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