THE STUDY OF FORM AND Fl'NCTIOX 9 



action of the Hackney, and for the preponderance <!' 

 large white markings in the coat of hair of the Ayrshire. 

 Referring to this matter of style, Mr. W. J. Clarke, a 

 prominent sheep authority, well says : 5 ' * In these days 

 of rapid progress, fashion asserts her sway, even on 

 subjects pertaining to shepherding. The type of some 

 of our leading mutton breeds of sheep has undergone 



Fig. 5. Holehouse White Bess, the Ayrshire. "The preponderance of large, 

 white markings in the coat of hair." (Courtesy Branford Farms.) 



a decidedly marked change and great improvement 

 during the past ten years; therefore, it can easily be 

 understood why, to become a really expert judge of a 

 breed, it requires thought, observation, and the con- 

 stant handling and studying of a breed to thoroughly 

 understand the true type that fashion dictates as being the 

 correct one of to-day. Whilst in fat stock contests the mut- 



5 Fitting Sheep for Show Ring and Market, 1900, p. 9. 



