Show SHEEP FLOCK OF BIG Haw attention must be given wool and mutton qualities of animals INTEREST IN RAISING STOCK I 1 Bullet bulletin tm issued by agricultural de part apartment ment Dle cusses breeds breed like ly to meet requirements of various localities prepared by the united states batt dytrt loj rt ment of agriculture autton and wool ool qualities both must icelee attention to bring the greatest greate qt lie turns froni from farm flocks of gnep A that ignores either cannot be continuous continuously ay successful so as asserts erts a bulletin 1113 breeds reeds of sheep for the farm issued by the united stolen states deportment department of agriculture following the manifestation that rant market values for ment meat a animals hue hane caused a renewal in interest inhere t in tile the ini brig of live stock block on farms the bulletin alms to discuss sheep breeds so t ts is s to inqui m those not familiar with them malch chich breeds are likely to meet ari requirements 1 la in anany cases the bulletin points out mutton and wool will equal consideration la ila ethew either may be emphasized aL according cordIng to p peculiarities in management feeding and conditions sparse pasturage expensive food and poor marketing arrangements will make fatool ool th the consideration but it if there to a good market for iambi and if the feed 4 e S 0 4 7 first and ear care that tau fan be given are oh ch as are r needed the bulletin out that the mutton qualities are the important things to look for in the breeding stock variation to wool values says y the bulletin largely explain the increases and dec deceases tases in numbers of f farm sheep cheep in the past pait fifty years yam at present it Is stated many former balsen of commercial sheep who brood breil ack stock for are ghang bining mois moie attention to t mutton than has ba been done la in the past and mott most of the now new lack bo b eing established are of ur the mattea breeds community breeding it Is not to be expected aba bullo tin points point out that all ali farmers farmer in ia a county will select elect the same am breed at oh cheep beep it lists advantages advant agea however that may be realized it if a number dumber of fart f arums neis in a community adopt k tow aon plan of sheep raising and UM rams of the ame nit type at least if not of the aini bame breed if the lambs are similar and ready to ship at the same ame time thue a number of owners cala caa join to t gether to oil fill a car or if the number of lambs labib i Is in large and the quality uniform they hlll III NII ell thenis thes as the buyers NN will III come for them another advantage in community breeding Is that new rains can be pu puch chased aBed jointly owners of flocks can to ko tu together gether and bus a bettor better ram thau either of then them alone care to pay for of the 30 breeds of improved sheep brought to fixed types as adapted to the needs of their native homes 12 are ar well established lu la the united ted states and others are gaining in popularity the better known breeds are grouped into three classes na as follows follow medium wool breeds breed southdown body ideal for mutton but from ral daler ra ler sers not so large as is desirable large in proportion to apparent size will become tat fat eatough for market antille growing better adapted to lotring or hilly billy pastures ewes good mothers and good mil kerm fleece cloae and one dae but toe t abort to weigh beatley rauka lia la bolg and length of fleece proceeds proceed of 1 wa wei important body intermediate b be kneen aseen bouth doNti and larger broads breeds cambs iambs reach common market irei flit later than larger breeds breed hampshire lambs grow when hen well i ell fed larget largest of idiom woi breeds af suo and weight ta la not adapted to very rough or pastures fleeces vary tary considerably oxford breed large and heavy and lambs grow rapidly atts wt weh fed ea they can be matured early but last dt to ee early as soma eom of the Is ls breeds fleece of special importance extra length adds add to weight at as as making it u useful eaul when hen length of fiber without too great coarseness Is needed dorset horn florn breeding habit feature deelL developed ped la in sections whore early lambs lambe vere sere desired lambs iambi etow and mature rapidly particularly popular ep alth farmers who bo rule ral wlater winter or er hothouse lambs i chevola accustoms to t rough rouga place atalie avci alett rigorous und and hardy of C arc mutton upon land unsuited to other br breeds pe ads fleece fairly denie den ie other breeds rd mentioned in the mt me daum wool are the suffolk Suf fulli oud and the 1 11 anim long wool breeds bred tor for mutton the long coola are ar the hugert bipeds of sheep beep they lave have been developed for level lands where here feed can be obtained without much travel lambs lamba do not mature so rapidly or futten fatten so young as those of other mutton breeds are loose loo aclair bohreer ser and longer six an compared with za wool and coola the long wools are ar favored by few farmers farmer who raise lambs iambi for market cotswold Cot Cots awold wold dis big bodied tau and of stylish appe appearance urance all over oter the body the wool hangs hanga in long wavy ringlets fleece as a whole to la bright and because of having buying no ao excess of f oil to 1 light tik L and sells well lincoln wool of S great reat leotto though much coarser then than that of tha tb shorter wool breeds breeda shorter end and more compactly built than lhnn the acot wold Lel leicester cester wool finer and softer I 1 aban that of the cotswold Cots wold or lincoln though not always so thick upon the body fins pin wool breeds bred char of the fine wools are ar the flatness of the wool ool ability to travel long distances for feed and water and the instinct to herd closely they are timed largely on the range and ba linie strong etring resistance to internal par aftem and are ar long lived they art ar slow in ID maturing the wes owes produce few twine and do not cot rank high as an mothers and american morino are ar t r corded an aa belag being of f A 9 or er 0 type the tb A type JA extreme ia ais number of as a wu wll as a figeac of wool because of t wrinkles tb A type to la not considered dered desirable for commercial wool raisers Ife of the B typo are stronger in body than the th As AB lu isa heavily wrinkled and 9 drw row wool that to la longer bat t not ot to in fie the tn 0 typo type la in larger Is 1 led than the othor other typed length of wool with KB an much wight weight and fineness fanene as ae possible la Is d minded in this type some C typo type fleeks have con mutton value and the lambs are fed to te be ba marketed after their first shearing rambouillet largest and strongest body of allne alb wool sheep some breed er err erp P give most attention to fleece eleeca but size alt Is u orally more nought for than in the american merino size growth ine gnei vi and strong vitality lity strongest points from a mutton standpoint I 1 lee bec eec marive lo 10 fineness and length tut u usually mally Is quite dense TB ke vernal express location blinks blaa teB and any number upon notice we also al have all kinds of legal blanks in attick |