MERINO OF CLASS C TYPE 



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are muscular rather than thick and fleshy, and with a 

 medium depth or fullness of twist. While the leg of 

 mutton produced here is quite acceptable in the trade, it 

 does not furnish the depth of cut that is found in the ideal 

 mutton type, the bone being less heavily fleshed on every 

 side. This being characteristic of the type, it is not rea- 



Kig. 232. — "The hindquarters of the Class C Merino (on the left) lack the 

 squareness most characteristic of the mutton form." 



sonable for the judge to expect the thickest mutton con- 

 formation in this regard. The conformation of the hind 

 legs of the C type is not so frequently bad as with A 

 type, but Merino-like, they naturally tend to hock in and 

 toe out. The judge should emphasize a proper placing of 

 legs and feet, either from rear or side view, as essential 

 in mutton conformation. The closer the hocks come to- 

 gether, the thinner the thighs as a rule, and the less de- 

 veloped the twist. 



