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saddle and legs of mutton that they are sadly deficient in 

 flesh. Not in so great a degree as is sometimes the case, 

 however. 



Although, no doubt the flockmaster is the one to judge and 

 select animals from a breeder's or fancier's standpoint I 

 have always considered the butcher to be the best judge of 

 what the animal should be from the block standpoint. Where 

 one is almost daily handling sheep of all breeds, grades, 

 crosses and ages, and is depending on his judgment to a 

 .great extent for his profits, and has the opportunity of com- 

 paring the condition of the carcass to that of the living 

 animal, he must naturally become an expert judge and should 

 be able to form a pretty correct opinion of how a sheep 

 should "die" or "kill." 



