Productive farming . Fig. 181.—Dorset ewes and their winter Iambs. This is a good breed for theproduction of winter or hot-house lambs. The Dorset breed (Figs. 180, 181) is much used for theproduction of early or winter lambs for the city hot-house lamb industry, as this is called, is a rathernew and special line of the sheep industry in America. Fine Wooled Sheep.—This is the Merino group. Theirwool is very fine in quality and the fleeces much heavier SHEEP 275 than in the other breeds. There is an oil secreted by theskin which makes the wool very oily; this is called the
Productive farming . Fig. 181.—Dorset ewes and their winter Iambs. This is a good breed for theproduction of winter or hot-house lambs. The Dorset breed (Figs. 180, 181) is much used for theproduction of early or winter lambs for the city hot-house lamb industry, as this is called, is a rathernew and special line of the sheep industry in America. Fine Wooled Sheep.—This is the Merino group. Theirwool is very fine in quality and the fleeces much heavier SHEEP 275 than in the other breeds. There is an oil secreted by theskin which makes the wool very oily; this is called the oil catches much dust, which always gives the sheep adirty appearance. The sheep are quite small in size and lackthe plump form found in the mutton breeds. The muttonis not of good qualitj-, and none but the largest are used forthis purpose. There are three breeds of Merinos found in are all descendants of the original Spanish blood. These Fig, 182. Fig. Fig. 1S2.—American Merino ram, Perfection. Note the wrinkles all over himexcept on the back. Fig. 183.—Eambouillet or French Merino of the fine wooled tiTie. are (1) American Merino; (2) Rambouillet (Ram-boo-ya)or French IMerino; (3) Delaine Merino. The males havespiral horns and the females are without horns. In all of these the fine wool covers the body and legs downto the feet; but the nose and ears are usually free from American Merino (Fig. 182) is the smallest and has deepwrinkles or folds all over the body except on the back. TheDelaine is less ^Tinkled and is somewhat larger. The Ram-bouillet (Fig. 183) is much the largest of the group, withno folds at all except sometimes on the neck and breast. The Merinos are all hardy and good grazers. Theirgrades are used for grazing in large flocks on the Westernplains. 276 PRODUCTIVE FARAHNG Care of Sheep.—Sheep naturally live in mountainousand hilly regions, where they get their living by feedingon grasses and native pla
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