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Farmers' Bulletin 1199. 



One good way to hold the head of the sheep and expose the teeth 

 is shown in figure 21. The first and seeond fingers are placed on the 

 lips, a slight pressure exerted, and the teeth exposed. 



Fig. 21.— Lamb's mouth. 



A lamb mouth. — In a lamh all the baby teeth are present soon after 

 birth. These teeth are small and are known also as the milk or 

 lamb teeth. (Fig. 21.) 



Fig. 22.— Yearling mouth. 



Yearling mouth. — When the sh< cp is from about 12 to 14 months 

 old the two permanent front teeth, as shown in figure 22, come in. 

 The milk teeth arc seen at the side. 



