CHAPTER X. 



FITTING WETHERS FOR SHOWS. 



The work of so fitting and preparing wethers 

 for fat stock shows that they will win on the hoof 

 as well as on the block may be considerd the most 

 difficult task of all show fitting. In the breeding 

 classes the sheep are only passed upon when alive, 

 while in the fat classes they are first judged alive 

 and are then sent to the slaughter house where the 

 expert butcher and cutter determines the final 

 merit of the carcasses. The material contained in 

 this book is not based upon reading agricultural 

 papers and it is not taken from books or the ex- 

 perience of others, but is based upon the practical 

 experience and knowledge gained by the author 

 in fitting many wethers which have won first prizes, 

 championships and grand championships on the 

 hoof, as well as on the block. 



A great many of the show sheep in the breeding 

 classes at state fairs and other large shows are im- 

 ported from England, where they have received 

 part or all of their fitting from the English shep- 

 herds before coming to this country. It is an easy 

 matter for the Americans to keep them in the trim 

 to which the English have brought them. For- 



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