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qualities, the poorer he is as a race horse. A Merino sheep 

 of the A type is rather narrow of back, long of rib, has 

 short, fine legs, is very 

 muscular, and its entire 

 body, including head 

 and legs, is heavily cov- 

 ered in folds with a 

 fine, oily fleece. This 

 type of sheep is formed 

 to produce wool, and 

 it has very little value 

 for meat. The Merino 



, / r / * Fig- 65. A Class A Merino ram, owned 



Sheep Of Spam, Of AUS- by S. Blamer & Son, of Ohio. Photograph 

 -,. r\i /> /. from the owners. 



tralia, or Ohio, if of 



the A type, are all much the same kind, and each pro- 

 duces wool of the finest sort. The more the inclination to 

 mutton development, the less fine and heavy is the 

 fleece. The hog best suited to lard production has a 

 short neck, wide back, deep sides, large hams, and short 

 legs; and when well fattened, his body is covered with 



a thick layer of fat. 

 This type of hog has 

 been bred in America to 

 produce fat in the ex- 

 treme. The narrower his 

 back, the longer his head, 

 neck, and legs, the less 

 fat meat will he produce. 

 The race horse, the Me- 

 rino, and the lard type 



Fig. 66. The fat hog type. , , , . 



hog, each has been bred 



to serve its special purpose. The intelligent stockman 

 can tell at a glance whether the animal he is looking at 



