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good appetite. Willi sluM.'p, as with all oilier 

 classes of animals, ability to fatten and mature at 

 an early age is desirable. 



II. Wor>l- Producing Form. 



The wool-producing sheep haxcbcum developed 

 with ver)' little attention given to mutton con- 

 formation. They are small and do not mature 

 so early as sheep of the mutton form. The\- 

 lack the smoothness of shoulders, the fullnc-ss 

 of ribs and covering of back, rumjj ami cpiarters 

 which is present in the mutton sheep. The)' 

 are comparable to the dair)-cow in carrying 

 little tlesh and possessing the wedge conforma- 

 tion. The legs are rather short, but often 

 crooked. Quality in the extreme is a much- 

 admired characteristic, and is indicated by fine 

 bone, skin and hair. The fine well-crimped 

 fleece also shows quality. They should possess 

 strong constitution, which is evidenced by deep 

 and broad chest and Q-eneral health and vio'or 

 of the animal. The weight of the fleece de- 

 pends to some extent upon the nutrition of the 

 animal, consequently a good barrel and appetite 

 are essential as indicative of capacity. \\di;it 

 may be termed the strictly wool-producing sheep 

 belong to the fine-wool class, and in order to 

 oive more surface for orowth of wool the\- ha\ e 



a very wrinkled skin. The wrinkles are par- 

 ticularly numerous around the neck, in the 



flanks and over the rump. 



