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and shoulders, deep in the heart, thick in the loin, stout in 

 the thighs, and short in the legs" — the reason being that 

 changes in the curing trade and pork market have resulted 

 in certain parts of the animal being of greater value per 

 pound than other parts. The shoulder and neck being of 

 least value, it is shown that it is a waste of food substance 

 to transform it into flesh of inferior quality, if by selecting 

 animals with tendencies to greater development in the more 

 valuable parts a greater amount of material on the higher 

 division of the scale of market values can be produced. 



Points Applicable to Most British Breeds of Sheep. — 1. A 

 graceful carriage and springy style of walking. 



2. A characteristic head with good depth and strength of 

 jaw, and breadth across the bridge of the nose, and full, 

 bright eyes, indicating both docility and courage. 



3. The neck thick toward the trunk, tapering to the head, 

 arching slightly, and not too short. 



4. The chest broad, deep, and projecting well over the 

 forelegs, and descending from the neck in a perpendicular 

 line. 



5. The back level and broad behind and before (except 

 in the Cheviots and Lonks, which have sharp shoulder-tops 

 or withers), with a uniform covering of flesh, not boggy, but 

 to the touch firm and muscular; under and upper lines 

 straight. 



6. The ribs well sprung, rounded and deep. 



7. The shoulders well laid and covered with firm flesh. 

 The regions immediately behind the shoulders filled up. 



8. The thighs and gigots and also the arms and the fore- 

 flanks fleshed well down. 



9. The rump or part near the dock well developed, though 

 not too large, as is sometimes the case in Cotswolds, Border 

 Leicesters, and other heavy-fleshed breeds. 



10. The quarters long and not drooping behind, and the 

 spaces between them and the last ribs short. 



11. The legs straight and set well apart, not too long; the 

 bone clean and fine, and neither coarse nor deficient; the 

 hocks are much better slightly out than at all in or "cow- 

 hocked." 



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