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quarters, condition or quality. An analysis of this sorl; 

 goes farther than is usual in most comparative judging, 

 but results in a more thorough comparison than is possible 

 by usual methods, and is well worth doing when time and 

 conditions justify. In the regular show ring, when herds 

 are shown in competition, judges frequently re-group them. 

 Each exhibitor's herd is placed in a single file, so that ani- 

 mals of the same sex and age may be easily compared. For 



Fig. 142. — "Interesting and profitable comparative study of certain parts 

 may be made. For example, the heads and necks may be compared and 

 ranked in order of merit." 



example, if four herds., of five cattle each, consisting of bull, 

 cow three years old or over, two-year heifer, yearling heifer, 

 and heifer calf were brought in the ring, each herd should, 

 as a rule, be arranged by itself, with the animals lined 

 up side by side. The opportunity for examination may be 

 greatly improved if the judge requires them to be arranged 

 so that each bull will be side by side, and the same for the 

 female of each class, thus permitting close comparison. In 

 a herd contest of this sort, the judge must first take into 

 consideration the general uniformity of the animals in a 

 herd, and their closeness to the approved type. Some ex- 

 hibitors have an impression that the winnings of an exhib- 

 itor in the classes should regulate the winnings of the 



