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the meat is of the proper quality. A wether that 

 usually wins on the block is of the following de- 

 scription when alive. To start with he has a very 

 short neck, is broad and smooth on the shoulders, 

 with a well-developed back, has no depression be- 

 tween shoulder and first rib, and has sides which 

 do not bulge out. His back is very smooth and 

 broad, being especially broad and thick over the 

 loin, with a long, wide hind quarter filled out well 

 in the twist nearly to the hocks. There is no sur- 

 plus fat on the tail-head, nor on the fore flank, 

 the belly does not hang down too deep, and the 

 legs are short and not coarse in bone. The wether 

 must have a very firm handling quality, as those 

 that handle soft alive will also handle soft when 

 dressed. If fed on the right kind of feed the car- 

 cass will display the desired so-called "cream" 

 color. 



The writer has fitted the champion carcass prize 

 winners five years out of eleven years' showing at 

 the International, and has won many other prizes 

 in these classes. He has therefore gained some 

 knowledge, at least, in this line of work. At the 

 close of this discussion it may be stated that a 

 wether that has the right conformation and is fed 

 the proper quantity of the right kind of feed is 

 bound to win on the block. Among these feeds, 



