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9. Press firmly along the back with one hand, the fingers 

 pointing in the direction of the neck, to determine the 

 covering of flesh. With both hands get the breadth 

 and covering of back and loin. 



10. Place the fingers of the hands over the hips and note 

 their covering and distance apart. 

 After examining the hips, draw the hands down on to 

 the rump, and feel its length, breadth, position, and 

 covering of flesh. With the right hand, grasp the 



point of rump and note 

 the width, position, and 

 covering of root of tail. 

 12. Grasp the thigh, usually 

 termed leg of mutton, 

 with the hands, the left 

 hand with open thumb 

 taking in one side of the 

 leg, and the right hand 

 and open thumb grasping 

 the other side. Thus by 

 freely moving the hands 

 about the leg, one may 

 determine fullness of hind flank, the thickness of 

 muscle, fullness of twist, and size of leg. 



13. Place the left hand on the rump at tail and right hand 

 between the thighs at the twist, and estimate the 

 depth of hind quarters. 



14. With the palms of the hands facing each other, press 

 against the outer thigh, to determine thickness of 

 hind parts. 



15. Step back a few feet and notice position of hocks and 

 placing of hind legs and feet. 



16. From one side, view position of legs and feet. 



f . 123 - E xamini ?g th Jf wid , th of 



loin. Photograph by the author. 



