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THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



BOOK III. 



four teeth " sheep ; when the permanent laterals (3, 3) appear the 

 animal is a " six- teeth," and when the permanent corners (4, 4) appear 

 the sheep is said to be " full-mouthed." 



The teeth of the horse are referred to in a subsequent chapter 

 (page 437), but the reader will have no difficulty, after what has been 

 said, in understanding the subjoined statement: 



TABLE SHOWING ADULT DENTITION. 



THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN. In the brief notes that have been given 

 on the anatomy of the ox, sheep, and pig, no reference is made to 

 the divisions of the vertebral column : the information is, therefore, 

 included in the following tabular statement : 



TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VERTEBRA IN THE SEVERAL 

 REGIONS OF THE SPINE. 



1 These include the four "wolf's teeth," which are insignificant and often absent. Hence. 

 the effective total in the horse is 40. 

 8 The bones found in ox- tail soup are caudal vertebrae. 



