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of a large number of animals might cause. After elimi- 

 nating all of the inferior specimens, the selected class should 

 then be examined carefully and the remaining number placed 

 according to individual merit. It is not good practice to 

 cull the class to the exact number which it is desired to 

 place. This is especially true if there are no outstanding 

 winners. If the animals are of about the same merit when 

 the points are balanced it will be advantageous to retain 

 several surplus animals in the short leet from which the 

 winners are to be selected. This will avoid any likelihood 

 of eliminating a possible winner from the selected class. 



Draft or Short Leet. The term draft or short leet is the 

 term applied to the animals retained in a class to be placed 

 according to their comparative merit. If the class is small 

 in number it is not necessary to eliminate the inferior animals 

 or resort to the short leet, as the eye can readily determine 

 those which are entitled to w r in. At some of the larger 

 shows, where several animals are brought into the ring, it 

 is necessary to use the eliminating process. In a small 

 class it is neither necessary nor advisable, unless for some 

 unusual reason. 



