Agriculture for beginners . -77 2/8 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS Sheep may be divided into three classes : I. Fine- JI ooled Breeds 1. American Merino. 2. Delaine Merino. 3. Rambouillets. 11. Medium-1J ooled Breeds 1. Southdown. 2. Shropshire. 3. Horned Dorset. 4. Hampshire Down. 5. Oxford Down. 6. Cheviot. III. Long- JI ooled Breeds 1. Leicester. 2. Lincohi. 3. Cotswold. The first group is grown principally for wool, and muttonis secondary; in the second group, mutton comes first and. Fig. 254. In the Pasture wool second ; in the third group both are important con-siderations. Wool is natures pr
Agriculture for beginners . -77 2/8 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS Sheep may be divided into three classes : I. Fine- JI ooled Breeds 1. American Merino. 2. Delaine Merino. 3. Rambouillets. 11. Medium-1J ooled Breeds 1. Southdown. 2. Shropshire. 3. Horned Dorset. 4. Hampshire Down. 5. Oxford Down. 6. Cheviot. III. Long- JI ooled Breeds 1. Leicester. 2. Lincohi. 3. Cotswold. The first group is grown principally for wool, and muttonis secondary; in the second group, mutton comes first and. Fig. 254. In the Pasture wool second ; in the third group both are important con-siderations. Wool is natures protection for the sheep. Haveyou ever opened the fleece and observed the clean skinin which the fibers grow} These fibers, or hairs, are so DOMESTIC ANIMALS 279 roughened that they push all dirt away from the skin towardthe outside of the fleece. Wool is valuable in proportion to the length and evennessof the fiber and the density of the fleece. EXERCISE 1. How many pounds ought a fleece of wool to weigh ? 2. Which makes the better clothing, coarse or fine wool. 3. Why are sheep washed before being sheared .-* 4. Does cold weather trouble sheep ? wet weather ? SECTIOX LVI. SWIXE The wild boar is a native of Europe, Asia, and wild hogs are the parents from which all our domesticbreeds have sprung. In many parts of the world the wildboar is still found. These animals are active and powerful,
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