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Fig. 107. — Champion Mehino 

 Ram. B type. Photograph from 

 National Stockman and Farmer. 



abundance of yolk or grease (Fig. 106). Class B. — Merino, 



representing those with fewer and smaller folds on neck and 



body and carrying less yolk in 



the wool (Fig. 107). Class C — 



Merino, representing those with 



comparatively smooth bodies, 



possessing less yolk than Class 



B, though the wool is, as a rule, 



somewhat longer (Fig. 108). Of 



the three classes A is perhaps 



the heaviest shearer, a case being 



reported of an animal shearing 36 



per cent of his gross weight. 



The mutton type. — There are many breeds of mutton sheep, 



divided into two general groups, known as the medium-wool 



and the long-wool; each, however, in the main possesses the 



characteristic mutton type. 

 The mutton type resembles the 

 beef type. The animals are low- 

 set, compact, and blocky in 

 appearance. 



CHOOSING SHEEP 



In choosing sheep, whether 

 for the production of mutton or 

 fine wool, they should be care- 

 fully examined. It is essential 

 that the examination be syste- 

 matic. Perhaps the most con- 

 venient and simplest method is 

 to note, first, the general ap- 

 pearance, the form, weight, con- 

 dition, quality, and constitiition, and if these are satisfactory, 

 to make a more detailed examination. 



Fig. 108. — Delaine Merino Ram 

 "VicTOK." C type. First prize 

 yearling ram at four State fairs, 

 1909. Bred and owned by W. N. 

 Cook and Son, New London, Ohio. 



