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Thirdly, they must be thick through the heart, from blade to 

 blade. Nothing can be more effective than a good fore-end. 

 If you try to think of it, imagine the sheep to be grazing with 

 her head towards you, and you will then notice the grand 

 effect of good shoulders. Deep floor to the chest and a 

 prominent breast coming well forward between the forelegs 

 completes this part of our picture. Next let us look at the 

 ribs and back, the loins, the quarters, the let-down of the legs 

 of mutton, and lastly at the general ampleness of form. There 

 is no mistaking a good sheep, and when looking through a 

 flock for drafting, every mean, under-sized, bad charactered, 

 or defective ewe, must go. A good flock cannot be got up 

 in a year, but each year tells. It is the object to take off the 

 tail and put on a new and improved head to the flock every 

 year, and thus to build up to the ideal which every good 

 breeder carries in his mind's eye. This is drafting, or 

 weeding, and no successful breeding can go on without it. 



