. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. OKIGIN, AX ATOMY AND POINTS OF 8HEEP. Vn. Divisions of Fine Wool. 8al To illustrate the divisions of the wool we give a figured cut of a fine- wooled sliccp. The divisions are numbered to correspond to pure Saxon and Merino sheep, which when pure-bred, show only four qualities of wool. However, the cross-breds and especially grades sometimes show seven or eiii' unit DIVISION OF WOOL. Explanation.—The rejina, or pick wool, (1) begins at the withers, and extends along the back, to the setting on of
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. OKIGIN, AX ATOMY AND POINTS OF 8HEEP. Vn. Divisions of Fine Wool. 8al To illustrate the divisions of the wool we give a figured cut of a fine- wooled sliccp. The divisions are numbered to correspond to pure Saxon and Merino sheep, which when pure-bred, show only four qualities of wool. However, the cross-breds and especially grades sometimes show seven or eiii' unit DIVISION OF WOOL. Explanation.—The rejina, or pick wool, (1) begins at the withers, and extends along the back, to the setting on of the tail. It reaches only a little way down on the quarters, but dii)ping down at the flanks, takes in all the superior part of the chest, and the middle of the side of the neck to the angle of the lower jaw. The fina, (2) a valua])le wool, but not so deeply secreted, or possessing so manj' curves as the reiina, occu- pies the belly, and the quarters and thighs, down to the stifle joint; (3) is found on the head, the throat, the lower part of the neck, and the shoulders, terminating at the elbow, (fore legs,) and reaching from the stifle to a little below the hock; (4) is procured from the tuft that grows on the forehead and cheeks, from the tail, and from the legs below the hock. Vin. Comparative Value of Fine and Coarse Wool. Up to twenty years ago. fine wool was the most valuable, and the fine- ness of the fil)er inci'eased the price per pound in corresponding ratio. Tlicii the exceeding fineness of broadcloth was the limit and standard of highest excellence. Of late years the demand for long and worsted wools. 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Louis, Mo. , N. D. Thompson & co.
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