. Judging farm animals . Livestock. THE MERINO OF THE AMERICAN TYPE 413 longest in Ckss C, while the densest, heaviest fleeces have been produced by Class A sheep. Classes A and B so closely approach each other in appearance, when we con- sider variation within the class, that at the more important shows, where these Merino classes are recognized, examples. Fig. 226.—A Type Merino ram, "Don's Champion," owned by the late 3. P. Ray of New York. (Photo by courtesy American Agriculturist.) of each may be in the same ring. In a similar manner, sheep of B and G classes sometimes are found
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. THE MERINO OF THE AMERICAN TYPE 413 longest in Ckss C, while the densest, heaviest fleeces have been produced by Class A sheep. Classes A and B so closely approach each other in appearance, when we con- sider variation within the class, that at the more important shows, where these Merino classes are recognized, examples. Fig. 226.—A Type Merino ram, "Don's Champion," owned by the late 3. P. Ray of New York. (Photo by courtesy American Agriculturist.) of each may be in the same ring. In a similar manner, sheep of B and G classes sometimes are found in the same ring. If a judge knows his business, he sees that the sheep out of their class are sent back to their pens. The Merino of Class A type, very generally called the American Merino, is not common to-day in America. For fully three-fourths of a century wrinkly Merinos were the rule and not the fexception in this country. However, mut-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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