JUDGING THE MUTTON TYPE OF SHEEP 



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Fig. 211. — "Feel with the right hand along 

 the center of the back, from over the shoulders 

 to root of tail." 



the front of the 

 sheep, by the left 

 shoulder, and 

 grasps the neck in 

 his right hand, and 

 feels its thickness 

 and attachment to 

 body and head. 

 Then with both 

 hands he presses 

 down on each side 

 of the neck, using 

 his finger-tips to 

 feel the union of 

 the neck with the 

 shoulders. Having 

 done this, the left 

 hand may be low- 

 ered to the brisket, where the width here may be deter- 

 mined. While the left hand is here, the right may be placed 

 over the shoulders, 

 so that in this posi- 

 tion one may judge 

 the depth of body 

 through the heart. 

 C h a n g in g one 's 

 position, with the 

 back toward the 

 hindquarters, the 

 hands may be 

 pressed on each 

 side the body, be- 

 ginning just back 

 of the shoulders, 

 near the top, feel- 



% ^. ., - ^ Fig. 212. — "With the hands along each side at 



each side down to the shoulders." 



