JUDGING SHEEP IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. 
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tising may be secured for the school by a competent team, such a 
team should not be trained at the expense of neglect to students in 
the regular work. The work in stock judging should be a means 
toward the end of training farmers and should not be considered in 
any sense an end in itself. 
Whether the school enters a judging competition or not, the teacher 
may gain a great deal by taking his class to good fairs and live- 
Fig. 20.— Examining the fleece upon the shoulder. 
stock exhibitions. Such visits should be definitely planned and 
supervised to yield the best educational results. Under the direc- 
tion of the teacher the students should learn much of the various 
t} r pes and breeds and note the methods used by expert judges. Spe- 
cial attention should be given the work of the judges, particularly 
to the explanations of their placings. 
At some of the schools local fairs are held under the direction of 
the school. Such exhibits not only furnish material for stock judg- 
