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BULLETIN 593, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
ing, but also should do much to arouse interest on the part of both 
students and patrons. 
Practical applications. — It should be borne in mind that the end 
to be reached in teaching stock judging in secondary schools is not 
to train judges for the show ring, but to develop judgment which 
may be used in selecting sheep for breeding and feeding purposes 
Fig. 21. — Examining the fleece upon the thigh. 
upon the farm. After practice has been given with the score card 
and in placing sheep by the comparative method it will be an excel- 
lent thing to have the students apply their training as farmers. If 
flocks of breeding and feeding sheep are accessible each student may 
be assigned the problem of selecting a stated number of animals best 
suited to a particular stated purpose. Following a study of market 
conditions, prices may be assigned to the animals selected. The 
