Show EXCELLENT SHEEP BREEDS FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES there ther arc aire some kinds that produce both mutton and wool and are early maturing 1 y aw f i t t L i 1 I 1 f i aitt ir la 10 feds v no 4 i aKi ai r I 1 SO 1 40 iw hampshire down yearling ram first prize winner B by y waltert WALTER B D LEUTZ most iles it men who now raise sheep and those who are about to make a start want a breed that will produce both good mutton and good wool a rather difficult combination there are some breeds however tha that produce both but like the dual vow cow they are not in favor with tho the men who believe that one must breed tor for milk and butter or for beef and not for all tho the following bry brads ds of sheep are probably better fitted by nature and improvement to prod produce tico wool and mutton the are much thought of throughout the west the ewes weigh from to ISO pounds are very early maturing producing very excellent carcasses and shearing from 7 to 10 pounds per head bead the arg are a large sheep not no t quite so early maturing but producing very large lambs at an early age they shear approximately the samo same as the oxford are very similar to the hampshire in size and character the southdown la Is particularly a mutton breed producing a leece fleece somewhat lighter than the tha breeds mentioned above but nevertheless producing a good fleece and a most excellent carcass of mutton the borsets Dor sets when mature weigh from to ISO pounds and aro are very prolific they shear a fleece of medium weight and yield a good carcass they are particularly valuable because of their extreme prolificacy producing frequently three timet in two years the Rambouillet tes and delatre merinos marinos are fine wool sheep and produce fleeces which will yield from 10 to 16 pounds per head bead they also produce good carcasses of mutton however more emphasis has been placed upon the fleece than in the breeds mentioned above the greatest difference between the Ram bouillette and the delaine alert no Is in the greater size of tile the former the cotswold Cot Cots wold lincoln and lester are known as the long breeds producing fleeces weighing from 8 to 12 pounds and producing good carcasses before the lambs reach the ago age of one year these three breeds are comparatively large ifft breed Is not everything in the t he selection of breeding rams and ewes after one has made up his mind as to the breed lie he wants then lie he must know how to select the best individual of that breed there are some mighty poor specimens of the best breeds and the trick Is to know enough to let these alono alone |