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MERINOS. 



Forward 46 



Bone 8 



Foot 10 



Length of staple 8 



Density of fleece 8 



Forward . 80 



Forward 80 



Darkish cast on top .^5 



Opening up white 5 



Good flow of white oil * 5 



Good crimp in staple 5 



Perfection . . 100 



The Delaines, as well as the Black-Tops and Dickinsons (see 

 illustrations), are smooth, no folds, only a fullness at the throat being per- 

 mitted. Their breeders make no pretense of "line-pure" descent from 

 a single sheep or a single flock, but on the contrary, are rather proud of 

 having secured in combination the blood of the best (in their judgment) 

 flocks in America and Spain. 



