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Farmers' Bulletin 1199. 



With comparative judging, instead of balancing the parts of the 

 animal against the ideal, you compare the pails of several animals 

 of the same kind. In doing so il is important to keep in mind the 

 standard which they should approach. 



Follow the same systematic older in making your comparison, 

 part by part, of the individuals before you. For example, compare 

 the heads of the animals in question and decide which one is superior 

 ill this particular. In comparative judging, a letter is given each 

 animal, as A, B, and ('. The beginner will find it best to write down 



Fig. 2.— Front view of a good mutton-type mm. This ram has a masculine head, is wide through the 

 shoulders and floor of the. chest. His legs are well placed, the bone is strong and smooth. 



the parts in which each animal excels, together with the way in 

 which it excels. 



After all the animals have been examined carefully and the com- 

 parison made for each, the best-balanced animal, that is, the one 

 most uniformly perfect in the largest number of important parts and 

 without disqualifying weakness, -hould be placed first in the class; 

 the next best, second; and so on. Keep clearly fixed in mind your 

 reasons for placing any animal ahead of any other, and be able to 

 give them verbally or in writing. In giving these comparisons do 



