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judgment of the students then may be compared with that of the 
owner, the teacher, or some other person more competent. Where- 
ever the students are gelecting sheep for their home-project work 
their training may be applied in a more vital manner, as the success 
of the student will be involved in a financial way. 
Fig. 22.—Hstimating the age of.a sheep. 
Grading wool.—Although a study of wool as a product is not 
strictly a phrase of judging sheep, it may be made a very helpful 
adjunct to such work. A practical study of market grades and 
classes of wool will aid the student in judging wool upon the sheep 
and develop an appreciation of greater care in handling sheep with 
