JUDGING SHEEP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 17 
training the student in observation, hence no details should be over- 
looked. The value of the score card in judging animals depends 
largely upon the care with which it is used. The following per- 
centages, are suggested as a basis for scoring: 1.0, perfect; 0.9, very 
slight defect; 0.8, slight defect; 0.7, defective; 0.6, marked defect ; 
and 0.5, poor. The number of points given for any particular part 
of the animal should be multiplied by the percentage rating given 
that point in the mind of the student. For example, loin is given 
six points and the animal examined is found to be defective. Six 
times 0.7 equals 4.2, which represents the score for the loin. In this 
manner the various parts of the body may be given a proportional 
score. 
Fic. 9.—Dragging the sheep. The wrong way to move a sheep. 
How to handle sheep.—Because of the covering of wool the hand 
must be used freely in judging sheep. The use of the hand is espe- 
cially important with fat sheep trimmed for the showroom (fig. 8). 
For this reason the teacher should select for judging sheep which 
are accustomed to being handled. The students should be cautioned © 
not to handle the sheep roughly by grasping the wool (fig. 9), but to 
grasp the skin under the throat carefully with one hand and with the 
other to press at the tail head to move it to the position desired_(fig. 
10). In order not to disturb the wool and injure the sensitive skin, 
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