1008 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



and proof of blood is what may be called the escutcheon a 

 broad, generous tail, spanning nearly across the rump, the sides 

 neatly folded or tucked under. 



It is of the greatest importance to have the body covered 

 all over with a fleece of deep-grown, dense, white or buff wool, 

 nicely crimped or crinkled to the extreme end, not terminating 

 in black points or indurations (which the manufacturer has to 

 .clip off with the shears by hand), furnished with a lively semi- 



CASH, 101. 



One of the Stock Rams In the Sock of Merino Sheep owned by Captain J. G. Blue, 

 Cardiugton, Morrow County, Ohio. 



liquid yolk, white, or slightly buff, and not so abundant as to 

 collect in waxy masses along the fiber, or cause the blocks or 

 sections of the fleece to open flatly or greasily. The fleece 

 should be well buttoned up, extending to the coronet of the 

 hoofs ; thick, long, and not saffron colored on the belly ; com- 

 pletely covering the scrotum ; reaching down to the point of 

 the chin, capping the head and extending down in a full-rounded 



