JUDGING THE MUTTON TYPE OF SHKKT 



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Fig. 211. "Feel with the right hand along 

 the center of the back, from over the shoulders 

 to root of tail." 



ered to the "brisket, where the width 

 mined. "While the left hand is here, the 

 over the shoulders, 

 so that in this posi- 

 tion one may judge 

 the depth of body 

 through the heart. 

 C h a n g in g one 's 

 position, with the 

 back toward the 

 hindquarters, the 

 h a n d s may be 

 pressed on each 

 side the body, be- 

 ginning just back 

 of the shoulders, 

 near the top, feel- 

 ing gradually on 

 each side down to 



the front of the 

 sheep, by the left 

 shoulder, and 

 grasps the neck in 

 his right hand, and 

 feels its thickness 

 and attachment to 

 body and head. 

 Then with botli 

 hands he presses 

 down on each side 

 of the neck, using 

 his finger-tips to 

 feel the union of 

 the neck with the 

 shoulders. Having 

 done this, the left 

 hand may be low- 

 here may be deter- 

 right may be placed 



Fig. 212. "With the hands along each side at 

 the shoulders." 



