An introduction to agriculture . increase the wool surface, but the folds makeshearing rather difficult. The wool is Aery fine andheavy, averaging about 15 pounds to a clipping, and itreadily forms masses. Often the oil or volk of wool isso abundant that it causes a black, greasy mass on thesurface of the animal. In form these fine-wool sheepare more or less angular, resembling in this respect thedairy type of cattle. The three breeds of fine-woolsheep are: American Merino, Delaine Merino, Rambouillet Merino. The Merinos originated in Spain, and it is said thatthe robes of Roman emperors, two
An introduction to agriculture . increase the wool surface, but the folds makeshearing rather difficult. The wool is Aery fine andheavy, averaging about 15 pounds to a clipping, and itreadily forms masses. Often the oil or volk of wool isso abundant that it causes a black, greasy mass on thesurface of the animal. In form these fine-wool sheepare more or less angular, resembling in this respect thedairy type of cattle. The three breeds of fine-woolsheep are: American Merino, Delaine Merino, Rambouillet Merino. The Merinos originated in Spain, and it is said thatthe robes of Roman emperors, two thousand years ago,were made from the fine-wool of the Merinos. American Merino.— The American ^ferinos have 300 AN INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE their entire body covered with folds or wrinkles. Theyare the smallest sheep, but they produce more and finerwool than anv other breed. The wool is about 2 incheslong, and one animal yields, at one clipping, from 12 to21 pounds. The mature ewes weigh 100 pounds andthe rams 150 A GOOD TYPE MEEINO RAM LAMB The Avrinkles over all parts of the body, the density of the fleece, and thecovering of the face and legs are characteristic.— Farmers Bulletin 576. Delaine Merinos.—• The Delaine Merinos have fewerfolds or wrinkles than the American. Their wool, also,is a little coarser and longer. The ewes and rams areboth slightly larger than the American Merinos. RamhouiUet Merinos.— The Rambouillet is aFrench breed, derived from Merinos imported from ;S\V1XE AXD SHEEi* 301 Spain. The Eambouillets are the largest of the fine-wool sheep, the ewes weighing about 150 pounds and therams about 200 pounds. They produce less and slightlycoarser wool than the other breeds of this class. Thebodies of the Ilambouillets are generally smooth, butoccasionally wrinkles are found on the necks. 273. Medium-Wool-Sheep.— The medium-w^oolbreeds of sheep form our common mutton sheep. Theirwool is slightly longer and coarser than that of the fine-w^
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