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horses, udder development with dairy cows, or character 

 of fleece with Merino sheep. For example, most of the 

 scales of points of the breeds of dairy cattle devote about 

 J of the total scale emphasizing the size, form, etc., of 

 the udder, teats, milk veins, and wells. Such special fea- 

 tures must be kept in mind. 



In placing the animals, it becomes a question of prompt 

 decision in sorting out and getting the individuals in one, 

 two, three order of relative merit. In large rings at live 



Fig. 68. Students judging a ring of horses by comparison. 



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stock shows, judges often divide the animals into two groups, 

 those that they consider worthy candidates for the prize 

 list, and those that are not. The former group is frequently 

 referred to as "the short leet," a British expression for the 

 choicer individuals. After the short leet is selected, the 

 other group is usually sent to the stalls. In most compara- 

 tive rings, it is not difficult to find quickly the best animal; 

 but as one deals with the stock farther down the line, 



