. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ®h£ ^rruoxtr atxb j&pxjrtsmcm [November 1, 1902 What is a Dual Purpose Sheep. It is generally concedea that the type of sheep pro luceti in any particular country must depend on its climate, food supply and trade demands. More attention must therefore he given to the types best *uiird to western conditions. Hitherto a wide distinction has been drawn between the wool and mutton types and throughout a long period of years some kinds were grown for wool only, regardless of mutton- producing qualities. Until recently the west was not thought to have any poss
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 ®h£ ^rruoxtr atxb j&pxjrtsmcm [November 1, 1902 What is a Dual Purpose Sheep. It is generally concedea that the type of sheep pro luceti in any particular country must depend on its climate, food supply and trade demands. More attention must therefore he given to the types best *uiird to western conditions. Hitherto a wide distinction has been drawn between the wool and mutton types and throughout a long period of years some kinds were grown for wool only, regardless of mutton- producing qualities. Until recently the west was not thought to have any possi- bilities other than those of grazing. The conditions have changed so that thousands of sheep and lambs are now fed for market in the rich alfalfa valleys. Xor is this food onlv available, for grains are being grown with which a good linish can be secured. We therefore require a combin- ation wool and mutton sheep, or in other words a general-purpose animal. Though many tests have been made in our own and foreign countries regarding the relative merits of the various mutton breeds we have not fully determined what blood must be used to produce this special type 'or the west. Nor can this work be done elsewhere than in the arid west, our conditions being of such peculiar nature. The type desired is one of medium size which can produce a close, heavy fleece of medium length with fibers strong and of good quality' and a bodv possessing good form. They must also be characterized by longevity, ability to thrive on only mod- erately luxuriant pastures, withstand severe climatic conditions and respond freely o management in the feed lot. While as heretofore stated it has not been conclusively proven as to what blood must be used to bring about the deBired type, still results already secured tend to show- that such breeds as the Rambouillets or Delaines, when used in up-gradine the common stocks, produce a good combina- tion sheep for the range. The former being the larger-framed a
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