. Sheep, their breeding and management. own with theright leg, as described above. — 159 — In the second stage, fig. 2, the man still remainson his feet, and the sheep upon its rump, while hesecures its head between his legs, in order to tightenthe skin of the near side, which is bent outward byhis knees. The skin is certainly tightened, but atthe expense of the personal ease of the animal; forthe hand can tighten the skin as well, as shown inall the figures, at B and E ; whilst the bowing downso low, and so long, until he clips the entire side,can not fail to pain the back of the clipper. The
. Sheep, their breeding and management. own with theright leg, as described above. — 159 — In the second stage, fig. 2, the man still remainson his feet, and the sheep upon its rump, while hesecures its head between his legs, in order to tightenthe skin of the near side, which is bent outward byhis knees. The skin is certainly tightened, but atthe expense of the personal ease of the animal; forthe hand can tighten the skin as well, as shown inall the figures, at B and E ; whilst the bowing downso low, and so long, until he clips the entire side,can not fail to pain the back of the clipper. Thethird position is nearly the same in both plans, withthe difference in the common one, which keeps theleft leg bent, resting on its foot—a much moreirksome position than kneeling on both knees. CHAPTER IX THE AGE OF SHEEP As we said before, the age of a sheep up its fourth year, can be accurately told by inspecting its teeth. The following cuts and description we borrow from the book of the celebrated French Veterinary M. A TWO-TOOTH SHEKP, 12 TO 15 MONTHS When a month old, the lamb has 8 temporaryteeth and three molars on each side of the jaw. At three months, a permanent molar is added tothe three. At nine months, the second permanent molarmakes its appearance. — i6i — At fourteen months, two permanent incisorsappear. At eighteen months, a third permanent molarshows itself.
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