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TYPES 



FIG. 41. A wether. 



Not so strongly developed in the head and neck as a ram, but coarser 

 in these features than a ewe should be. 



sex. But a wether cannot be ,said to possess femininity; in fact, 

 it is decidedly uncomplimentary to a ewe to say that she looks like 

 a wether. That is, the wether retains a little of the masculine in 

 his various features (Fig. 41). 



Market Type. The mutton type approximates closely the mar- 

 ket type. But in fat sheep the market puts more stress on eondi- 



Fio. 42. Market sheep carrying the degree of fatness desired by American consumers of 



mutton. 



