CHAPTER XIII. 

 JUDGING SHEEP. 



Purpose. Sheep are maintained for two distinct purposes: 

 mutton and wool production. In judging them these 

 qualifications should be given close consideration. While 

 both types are in a measure dual purpose in design, they are 

 specifically bred for one or the other of these products. 

 The mutton type, although specifically bred for mutton-pro- 

 ducing purposes, is more strictly dual purpose, as the wool 

 obtained from it constitutes a large proportion of the total 

 supply of this product. Although the aim of breeders 

 has been primarily toward perfecting mutton form, this type 

 of sheep has given a good account of itself in wool products. 

 The wool type is not as well balanced as the mutton 

 type in the production of these two products. The quality 

 of wool is unsurpassed, but the form of the animal has a 

 low measure of value in mutton production. The mutton 

 obtained from a wool sheep, therefore, is essentially a 

 by-product. 



Method of Use. The mutton carcass is consumed in a 

 fresh condition with few exceptions. The principal market 

 classes of the fat sheep are the lamb, yearling, wether, and 



EXPLANATION OF FIG. 149 



1 Mouth. 

 2 Nostrils. 

 3 Eyes. 

 4 Forehead. 

 5 Poll. 

 6 Ears. 

 7 Neck. 

 8 Throat. 

 9 Brisket or breast. 

 10 Shoulder junction. 

 (366) 



16, 



11 Shoulder base. 



12 Legs. 



13 Foreflanks. 



14 Heart girth. 



15 Crops. 



17 Back and loin. 

 17 Loin. 



18 Upper thigh. 



19 Coupling. 

 20 Sides. 



21 Belly. 



22 Sheath. 



23 Scrotum or cod. 



24 Hindflanks. 



25 Thigh or leg of 



mutton. 

 26 Twist. 

 27 Tail or dock. 

 28 Rump. 



