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necessity widely different, and:one can no more expect maximum 
wool production and maximum mutton production in the same 
sheep than he can have greatest milk flow and greatest yield of 
beef in the same cow. 
319. The fine-wool type. — This type may be compared to that 
of the dairy cow. The body is spare, lacking in fullness, in breadth 
of back, and in general thickness 
throughout. The wool is rather 
short, very thick over the entire 
body, and exceedingly fine. 
There are three classes of fine- 
wool sheep, grouped according to 
the folds or wrinkles on the neck and 
body. By common consent these 
Fic. 71.—Mcrinoram. ClassB. forms are distinguished by letter as 
follows: Class A.— Merino, repre- 
senting those with heavy folds at the neck and over the body and 
hindquarters, and possessing an abundance of yolk or grease 
(Fig. 70). Class B.— Merino, rep- 
resenting those with fewer and 
smaller folds on neck and body, 
and carrying less yolk in the wool 
(Fig. 71). Class C. — Merino, rep- 
resenting those with comparatively 
smooth bodies, possessing less yolk 
than Class B, though the wool is, as 
a rule, somewhat longer (Fig. 72). 
Of the three classes A is perhaps the 
heaviest shearer, a case being re- 
ported of an animal shearing 36 per 
cent of his gross weight. 
320. The mutton type. — In form, this type resembles beef cattle. 
The animals are low-set, compact, and blocky in appearance. This 
type is uniformly covered with a smooth, deep layer of high-class 
Fic. 72.— Merino ram. Class C. 
