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ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 
the wool are found. Some grades of sheep will often exhibit seven oj 
eight qualities in the same fleece, whereas unalloyed breeds show but four 
qualities. The rejinu, or pick wool, (1) begins at the withers, and 
extends along the back, to the setting on of the tail. It reaches only a 
little way down on the quarters, but dipping down at the flanks, takes in 
all the superior part of the chest, and the middle of the side of the neck 
to the angle of the lower jaw. The fina, (2) a valuable wool, but 
DIVISION OF WOOL. 
not so deeply serrated, or possessing so many curves as the refina, occu- 
pies the belly, and the quarters and thighs, down to the stifle joint; 
(3) is found on the head, the throat, the lower part of the neck, and 
the shoulders, terminating at the elbow, fore legs, and reaching from the 
stifle to a little below the hock ; (4) is procured from the tuft that 
grows on the forehead aud checks, from the tail, and from the legs below 
the hock. 
