. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE JUDGING OF 8HEEP 203. wavy and often entirely lacking. There is considerable cil in and on the wool. Most of this comes from little oil sacs, c r glands, in the skin at the base of the wool fibers. The oil comes fr„m the glands and gradually works up to the end cf the wool fiber. On some kinds of sheep, like the Merino, the oil accumulates dust and dirt until it appears black and dirty on the outside of the fleece. This oil adds to the quality of the wool, but it is not desirable to have it in large amounts, be- cause it increases the s
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE JUDGING OF 8HEEP 203. wavy and often entirely lacking. There is considerable cil in and on the wool. Most of this comes from little oil sacs, c r glands, in the skin at the base of the wool fibers. The oil comes fr„m the glands and gradually works up to the end cf the wool fiber. On some kinds of sheep, like the Merino, the oil accumulates dust and dirt until it appears black and dirty on the outside of the fleece. This oil adds to the quality of the wool, but it is not desirable to have it in large amounts, be- cause it increases the shrinkage when the fleece is scoured; that is, when the oil and dirt are removed. Some Merino fleeces lose 65 per cent or more in scouring, while a Shrop- shire may lose but 45 per cent, a very important chfference, since buyers pay for wool on the basis of its weight after scouring. ,^:'^^!:<a»afci:fc£-inigtffigii Fig. 124. A Class A Merino ram. SOME FEATURES OF THE FINE-WOOL SHEEP Three distinct classes or types of fine-wool sheep are recognized today in the United States. These are as follows: Class A, with heavy folds on the neck, breast, sides, rump, and thighs, and sometimes over the back. Class B, with a few folds on the neck, shoulder, and thighs. Class C, with no folds, except in a slight way at the brisket. The present tendency is to breed sheep of either B or C class. The Delaine Merino and Rambouillet belong to these two classes, with the large majority of individuals in. 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 Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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