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MERINOS SHEAR HEAVY FLEECES 



Figure 15 "Class B" Merinos are larger than "Class A's," 

 have fewer wrinkles, and longer, bulkier fleeces, containing con- 

 siderable oil. They 

 produce a fair mut- 

 ton carcass and at the 

 same time grow very 

 heavy fleeces. 



Class "B" Merino 

 rams are in demand 

 by range men to use 

 on light-fleeced range 

 ewes. This cross in- 

 creases the weight and 

 quality of the lamb's 

 fleece. 



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Fig. 15 Class "B" Merino Ram, owned by 

 R. A. Hayne, Adena, Ohio. 



Figure 16^" Class C" Merinos are bred for a mutton carcass 

 and have a fine long fleece of Delaine wool. They are very valu- 

 able for range and 

 farm, as the Merino 

 will thrive in large 

 flocks better than any 

 other and stand more 

 hardships. "Class C" 

 Merinos often have 

 mutton carcasses equal 

 to the best mutton 

 breeds. Merino ewes 

 of "B" and "C" types 

 make good mothers 

 for raising mutton 

 lambs when mated w T ith mutton rams. The ewes will mate any 

 time in the year, are long lived, and shear heavy fleeces. 



Merino sheep have been developed and improved to their 

 present state within the United States. They are the only sheep 

 that importations from other countries are not made to secure 

 sires and new blood. 



They are also the only breed of sheep exported from the United 

 States to other countries in any great numbers. 



Fig. 16 Class "C" Merino Ram, owned by 

 C. L. Robb, Cadiz, Ohio 



