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Aguirre Merinos. This type had more wool about the face and 

 legs than did the other types. The wool was more crimped than 

 that of the Paulars and less so than that of the Negrettes, and 

 was thick and soft. The Aguirres had short legs, round and 

 broad bodies, and much loose skin or folds. 



Negrette Merinos. These were the largest and strongest of the 

 Transhumantes sheep of Spain. The wool was some shorter and 

 more open than that of the Paular, and "inclined to double." 

 Many Negrettes were wooled on the face, and on the legs to 

 the hoofs. All the loose-skinned sheep had heavy dewlaps. The 

 rams possessed large horns. 



Guadalupe Merinos were heavier of bone than the Negrettes, 

 and were of much the same size, but were not so handsome, 



Fig. 152. Wooly Nose and White Nose, two American Merino rams owned 

 by J. J. Deeds of Ohio. Photograph from the American Sheep Breeder 



according to Jarvis, although Lasteyrie credits them with the most 

 perfect form, and says they are celebrated also for the quantity 

 and quality of their wool. These sheep had numerous folds, and 

 the wool was thick and crimped and more oily than the Negrette. 



The Escurial Merinos were about as high as the Paulars, but 

 were slighter of frame. Their wool was crimped and not so thick 

 as the Paular wool, and they had less wool on the legs and 

 faces, nor were their skins so loose as the Negrette and Aguirre 

 families. Montarco Merinos closely resembled the Escurials. 



Inf antado Merinos were mainly bred by the Duke of Infantado. 

 They were very superior sheep and many of them were brought 



