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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Fig. 237. — "Careful Inspection should be made over the belly and about the 

 armpits, and along the inside of the legs." 



ful inspection should be made over the belly and about 

 the armpits, and along the inside of the legs, especially to 

 note the extent and quality of covering. Merino breeders 

 attach more importance to this underside inspection than 

 do owners of mutton sheep. During the entire process of 

 examination, break the fleece apart to the skin only be- 

 tween natural locks, using little force. There is no good 

 excuse for breaking apart an individual lock. It is a 

 matter of importance to examine the fleece without crushing 

 or flattening it out any more than is necessary for thorough 

 inspection. 



