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TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



and mutton qualities are practically wanting. It is entirely a 

 wool proposition, with weight of fleece esteemed above every- 

 thing else. The wrinkly skin results in considerable variation 

 between the wool on top of the wrinkles and that between. 

 The wool on the tops of the wrinkles, being opened out and 

 more exposed, is much less oily, considerably coarser, and slightly 

 shorter. 



Class B. This class is wrinkled on the neck, breast, flanks, 

 and about the dock. It has better mutton qualities and better 



Fig. 78. Class B Merino Ewe. 



form than A. Rams weigh 150 to 175 pounds; ewes, 100 to 

 115 pounds, fleece off. Strictly good rams of this class should 

 shear 25 pounds, and ewes 15 pounds. The fiber measures from 

 2^ to 3 inches, and the wool shrinks about 65 per cent. It 

 sells from 2 to 3 cents higher per pound than the wool of A. 



Class C. This is also called the Delaine class. These 

 sheep are free from folds, unless to a slight extent on the neck 

 and breast. The head, legs, and body are not so well wooled 

 as A and B. It is the largest of the three classes, has the best 

 form, being more blocky and low set, and has the best mutton 



