. Special report on the history and present condition of the sheep industry of the United States . Sheep; 1892. 144 SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES of July, 1810, gives the result of this shearing in more detail, which we quote: Tlie circumstances worthy of note in my sheep-shearing are the following: First, the general improvement of my flock since last year. The whole Merino and mixed sheep, when together, to wit, 200 ewes, gave an average of 6 ounces more than they did last year. The full-hlood ewes gave an average of 11 ounces more without any difference in their teeping. This I attrib
. Special report on the history and present condition of the sheep industry of the United States . Sheep; 1892. 144 SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES of July, 1810, gives the result of this shearing in more detail, which we quote: Tlie circumstances worthy of note in my sheep-shearing are the following: First, the general improvement of my flock since last year. The whole Merino and mixed sheep, when together, to wit, 200 ewes, gave an average of 6 ounces more than they did last year. The full-hlood ewes gave an average of 11 ounces more without any difference in their teeping. This I attribute to an improvement in the stock, since there was no change in the old ewes, hut the whole gain was upon the young ewes. Had half-blood ewes been withdrawn and the average taken only on the other half, it would have amounted to about 7 pounds, free from tags, though all these ewes had lambs, and I have no doubt, therefore, that when my number shall be sufficient to enable me to select my ewes as I have my rams, that I shall make the general average of the flock at least 7 pounds and greatly improve the quality of the fleeces. Stock rams. Weight. Weight of fleece. Eemarka. One 6-year-old One 2-year-old One 1-year-old Pounds. 146 146 145 Lbs Oz. 9 0 9 0 11 11 Imported from Eambonillet. Kaised here. Do. Ewes. Heaviest Common 268 Half-blood, or flrst cross Three-fonrths, or second cross- Seven-eighths, or third cross . - Foil blood Price at which the wool sold. Half-blood, or flrst cross $0. 75 Three-fourths blood, or second cross Seven-eighths blood, or third cross Full blood All sold unwashed. That your friends may see that we are not totally void of the spirit of enterprise in the United States, I subjoin the price at which my lambs sold: 4 full-bred ram lambs $4 oqO 14 fifteen-sixteenths ram lambs 3 500 20 seven-eighths ram lambs 2 000 30 three-fourths ram lambs gOO These were all I chose to sell, as I am extending my own flock, and therefore parted wi
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