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A coarse texture of mutton and an excess of external 

 fat are the objections most commonly raised against repre- 

 sentatives of this breed. 



279. The Merino. This group embraces all the fine 

 wool breeds and their subclasses, the name, like the origi- 

 nal stock, being derived from Spain. Merinos are most 



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FIG. 132. An American Merino ram. 



comprehensively classed as American, Delaine and 

 Rambouillet. Being essentially wool rather than mutton 

 sheep, the Merinos are, as a class, quite different in size 

 and form from the breeds already described. 



American (Fig. 132). These are the smallest of the 

 Merinos, or of any other breed for that matter, the rams 



