Medium wool breeds 



SHEEP 



Long wool breeds 



Sheep grazing, typical of western states. 



The mutton breeds are more commonly used for the gen- 

 eral purposes of the farmer than are the breeds that are 

 classified as merino. 



Merino breeds. The merino breeds of sheep corre- 

 spond to the dairy breeds of cattle. The build is more 

 angular than that of the mutton breeds, and the general 

 form such as to give the largest surface for the attach- 

 ment of fleece. On the pure wool breeds the skin often 

 hangs in folds on certain parts of the body, thus increasing 



