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that is, one on each side of the central pair, appear the fol- 

 lowing year, and that is when the sheep is two years old ; 

 the third pair appear wiien the sheep is slightly over two 

 years old, and the fourth pair when it is between four 

 and five years old. This completes the numl)cr of incisors 

 and a complete set always indicates that the sheep is be- 

 tween four and five years old. High feeding or forcing 

 hastens the age indications, so that the variations are 

 often unnoticeal)]e, especially in show sheep or those im- 

 ported from Great Britain. 



I. JUDGING SHEEP FOR MUTTON AND WOOL. 



In judging fat sheep it is necessary to consider the 

 needs of the feeder of this class of stock, the demands of 

 the Initclier for lambs and mutton, the desires of the con- 

 sumer and the requirements of the manufacturer of 

 wool. These requisites must be merged together to ar- 

 rive at a correct view^ of the whole. 



155. The Feeding Type That Gives the Best 

 Gains. In considering the type of sheep which gives 

 the best results in the feed lot, we have only to have in 

 view the type that gives us the greatest vigor, insuring 

 an active digestion and the most constitution, so that 

 nothing may upset the sheep in the rapid progress de- 

 sired. In this connection it will be well to report the re- 

 sults of an experiment made at the Wisconsin Experi- 

 ment Station In* the writer. Two lots of lambs were se- 

 lected ; the one bred by the station showing in fleece and 

 form a high degree of merit for grade sheep. These 

 lambs were bred from high grade ewes and the rams 

 had been selected at high prices for some years to make 

 the best blend with the ewes. The lambs were very uni- 

 form as to type and they showed what might be called an 



