Types and market classes of live stock . vering of is important that the belly be well wooled, and that the naturalbareness occurring at the armpits be as limited in area as scrotum of the ram should be covered with wool. Thewool on the under parts of the animal should be as nearly likethe rest of the fleece in density and length as possible. A goodMerino flock should average 11 to 15 pounds of unwashed wool. Types and Mtuiket Classes of Live Stock • 251 Classification of fine-wooled sheep.—Breeders of fine-wooled sheep and the managers of the larger sheep shows groupor cl
Types and market classes of live stock . vering of is important that the belly be well wooled, and that the naturalbareness occurring at the armpits be as limited in area as scrotum of the ram should be covered with wool. Thewool on the under parts of the animal should be as nearly likethe rest of the fleece in density and length as possible. A goodMerino flock should average 11 to 15 pounds of unwashed wool. Types and Mtuiket Classes of Live Stock • 251 Classification of fine-wooled sheep.—Breeders of fine-wooled sheep and the managers of the larger sheep shows groupor classify American Merinos into three classes or sub-types,known respectively as A, B, and C. As already pointed out,breeders of Merinos have differed in their ideals for a numberof years, and this has resulted in three fairly well-defined classification is based chiefly on the character of the fleece,the number and position of the folds or wrinkles, the size andweight of the animal, and the development of mutton Fig. 77. Class C Merino Ram. Class A.—These are the smallest and most wrinkly of thethree classes, and have the finest, densest, and heaviest fleeces,the shortest wool, the most yolk, the poorest mutton qualities,and the poorest form. Rams weigh about 140 pounds, fleeceoff; and ewes about 100 pounds. There are heavy folds all overthe sheep, except over the back. A good ram should shearclose to 30 pounds, and a ewe about 20 pounds. These weightsfor fleeces represent high standards. The length of fiber is from11^2 to 23^ inches. The wool shrinks about 70 per cent, on theaverage when scoured. The form of the A Merino is mostnarrow, rangy, leggy, and irregular in lines of the three classes. 252 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock and mutton qualities are practically wanting. It is entirely awool proposition, with weight of fleece esteemed above every-thing else. The wrinkly skin results in considerable variationbetween the wool on top of the w
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