FITTING YEARLING WETHERS AND LAMBS FOR EXHIBITION 19 



evenly distributed over the entire body. One judge remarked 

 that the. fat on the carcasses of Lot 2 could not have been laid 

 m more evenly with a brush. This condition of the carcass not 

 only produced mutton of rare quality, but incurred less waste 

 in the cutting up and retailing of the carcass. 



From Table II it will also be noticed that the wethers fed peas, 

 oits. and bran were awarded many prizes in classes judged on 



VKTIIKK AS T\ FIGURE 5, HEADY FOR THE SHOW 

 RING 



To appear at their best in the show ring, sheep must not only be carefully 

 fitted, but also properly trimmed. This wether was awarded first prize and 

 championship at the International, 1910. 



foot, which also indicates the value of this ration for show fit- 

 ting. 



In the earlier trial of this experiment, 1902-04, 23 cash prizes 

 were awarded to the wethers in the various lots. The distri- 

 bution of the prizes,, and also the ration fed each lot, is shown in 

 Table III. 



During the three years of the second trial 50 cash prizes were 

 awarded to wethers fed the four respective rations. The prizes 

 awarded each lot, and also the rations fed, are shown in Table IV. 



From the results of showing wethers six years, it might ap- 

 pear that the ration of whole oats was best adapted for fitting 



