. Sheep farming in America . Sheep and sheep breeding. PINE-WOOI. BREEDS. 23 This weakened the slieep, made it sensitive to eold weather and, cnrionsly enough, as tlie weight iif yolk increased in the wool mann- factui-ers l<e])t aijaee of the fact in huying, and by paying for it on a scoured basis there was nothing at all gained to the grower who sold the excessive amount of grease. A raanu-. TWO-YEAR-OLD MERINO RAM. facturer once related to the writer liow in the palmy days of heavy fleeces a celebrated ram's fleece was brought to him to be scoured; it weighed 45 lbs., was probably of 18
. Sheep farming in America . Sheep and sheep breeding. PINE-WOOI. BREEDS. 23 This weakened the slieep, made it sensitive to eold weather and, cnrionsly enough, as tlie weight iif yolk increased in the wool mann- factui-ers l<e])t aijaee of the fact in huying, and by paying for it on a scoured basis there was nothing at all gained to the grower who sold the excessive amount of grease. A raanu-. TWO-YEAR-OLD MERINO RAM. facturer once related to the writer liow in the palmy days of heavy fleeces a celebrated ram's fleece was brought to him to be scoured; it weighed 45 lbs., was probably of 18 or 24 months' growth and made less than 12 lbs. of scoured wool! The farmer then had wasted food enough to produce more than 30 lbs. of. 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 Wing, Joseph E. (Joseph Elwyn), 1861-1915. Chicago : Sanders Publishing Co.
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