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bouillet, the other fine wool breed, originated in France. 

 It is larger than the Merino, has a little better mutton 

 carcass, is generally wrinkled very little and only at the neck. 

 Medium wool breeds have been bred chiefly for mutton, 

 hence have very compact bodies, well covered with flesh. 

 They produce good fleeces, but not as heavy or as fine as 

 the fine wool breeds. The breeds of sheep in this class are 



Figure 96. — A Shropshire, a medium wool type. 



by far the most common in America. Five of the important 

 breeds in this class are Shropshire, Southdown, Oxford, 

 Hampshire arid Suffolk. These are all English breeds, with 

 good carcasses. They always have brown or black faces 

 and legs and no horns. Other breeds in this class are Cheviot 

 and Dorset. These breeds have white faces, the Dorset 

 has horns — both males and females. The Dorset is an 

 English breed. The Cheviot comes from Scotland. 



Coarse wool breeds have also been bred chiefly for mut- 

 ton. They are large breeds of sheep, taller than the Shrop- 

 shire, and with much longer, coarser wool. These breeds 



