. Judging farm animals . Livestock. CHAPTER XXXVIII. JUDGING THE MERINO OF THE AMERICAN OR CLASS A TYPE. CLASSIFICATION OF MERINO SHEEP. A classification of Merino sheep according to type, was first made public in 1893 at the World's Columbian Expo- sition. This classification was based on the form of body, the prevalence of folds in the skin, and the character of fleece. Class A is a muscular type, tending to be narrow of body, with heavy wrinkles or folds at neck, breast, hind flank, hip and tail-head, and oftentimes minor folds on the side and extending well up on the back. Class B is a str
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. CHAPTER XXXVIII. JUDGING THE MERINO OF THE AMERICAN OR CLASS A TYPE. CLASSIFICATION OF MERINO SHEEP. A classification of Merino sheep according to type, was first made public in 1893 at the World's Columbian Expo- sition. This classification was based on the form of body, the prevalence of folds in the skin, and the character of fleece. Class A is a muscular type, tending to be narrow of body, with heavy wrinkles or folds at neck, breast, hind flank, hip and tail-head, and oftentimes minor folds on the side and extending well up on the back. Class B is a stronger, larger sheep, with more mutton form, and carry- ing folds about the neck and breast, and to a slight extent about the hindquarters. Class C, in its ideal form, is a smooth-bodied mutton type, with no folds. However, one frequently sees Class C sheep at the shows, with one or two folds at the neck. The fleece is shortest in Class A and. Fig. 225.—The three classes of Merino sheep: A on right, B in center, and C on left. 412. 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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