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Farmers' Hullclin 11!)!). 



Thickness of (lie neck: The neck should he short and thick, 

 smoothly ntt ached at the head and top of shoulders. A ram's neck 

 should he shorter and thicker than a ewe's. (Fig. 9.) 



Fullness of the neck vein: The neck vein should he full and join 

 smoothly with the shoulders. Fullness in the neck vein indicates 

 high condition and a well-muscled neck. Touch the lower points of 

 the shoulder to note whether the hones are unduly prominent or 

 well covered with flesh. (Fig. 10.) 



Compactness on top of shoulders and depth of chest: Place the 

 right hand on the top of the shoulders to determine how compactly 

 the shoulder blades arc set up against the spine, also the covering 



Fig. 7.— Inspecting the head. 



of flesh over the top of the shoulders. Place the left hand on the 

 floor of the hrisket and chest to determine the width. Note the 

 depth of chest by keeping the right hand on the top of the shoulder. 

 (Fig. 11.) 



Condition of flesh and spring of rib: By placing the hand just 

 hack of the shoulder blades, thumb and fingers forming a V, note 

 the condition of covering and at the same time test the spring of 

 ribs from the spine. A full spring of rib is desirable. (Fig. 12.) 



Width of chest: It is important that a sheep be full in the chest. 

 The flesh covering should be even and thick down over the ribs. 

 There should be fullness back of the shoulder, indicated by the 

 position of the hand. The ribs should be covered well with flesh 



