. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE WOOL BREEDS OF SHEEP 375 sion of twenty-five Black-top ewes, that traced to the Dickinson flock. On tliese he used rams of I?err,y and Johnston breecHng, and from this foundation developed the Improved Black-top Delaine, the word " improved " being used because the advocates considered this family superior to the Black-top Spanish. 460. Description. â Delaine sheep have smoother bodies than the American Merinos, with fewer folds and wrinkles, sometimes with none. They vary considerably in type, according to the indi
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE WOOL BREEDS OF SHEEP 375 sion of twenty-five Black-top ewes, that traced to the Dickinson flock. On tliese he used rams of I?err,y and Johnston breecHng, and from this foundation developed the Improved Black-top Delaine, the word " improved " being used because the advocates considered this family superior to the Black-top Spanish. 460. Description. â Delaine sheep have smoother bodies than the American Merinos, with fewer folds and wrinkles, sometimes with none. They vary considerably in type, according to the individual ideals of their many breeders. They are larger and heavier than American /' -fj^ Merinos and fatten more '"^-t, readily. The weight of matured rams may be gi\-en as 140 to 200 pounds, and of ewes as 100 to 150 pounds (Fig. 74). Their breeders ha\'e stri\-en to ^. ^ I ' -. .(.J. I'j-' Fig. 74. â Delaine IMeruirj ram. combme mutton cjualities, to some extent, with the production of a fine fleece. The breeders avail themselves rather freely of whatever Merino blood they fancy will improve their type. Thus, when the flock is losing in weight of fleece, they sometimes resort to the use of American Merino rams to thicken the fleece and make it heavier, or to Kambouillet rams to increase the size. The important item sought is to keep good size and mutton quality, â \^â¢hile furnishing fleece of good length and .staple, grading XX or better. 461. Uses of Delaine Merino sheep. â The Delaine Merinos bear wool a little longer and coarser in fiber than the American Merinos, with a little less crimp and less oil, and with stronger fibers well adapted to 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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