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examples of American Merinoes show the folds in striking 

 degree. 



The Merino of the B type class, as has already been ex- 

 plained, carries folds at the neck and breast, and to some 

 extent at the hindquarters. B type sheep are larger than 

 those of the A type, are thicker and show more mutton 

 form, and have a longer and somewhat coarser wool staple. 



Fig. 229. "These large folds are indications of heavy fleeces." 



In this type the value of mutton form is given some consid- 

 eration. Further, in order to secure a heavy-weighing fleece 

 of desirable length on a Merino with mutton tendency, it is 

 recognized that more or less folds are essential. The per- 

 fectly smooth C type sheep, that naturally has a somewhat 

 open fleece, will not meet this requirement. Rams of the 

 B type are the ones most commonly used in Merino flocks 

 of to-day, and mated with the ewes of smooth body and 



