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Show jjp It 4 Jiliili K T(, lr iiyiinT.ii.i.n.w.mr., The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, November rniMrf Moon Mullins 12, 1977 Peanut By SOMEONE' TO PULL ME ON 'vMV SLED! I IN TmE NEED 6000 OL' DAtS PEOPlE USED By Ferd and Tom Johnson Ask Andy Charles M. Schultz Merino U)HATS THE AUTTER .WITH EVERiCNc TO PULL CHILDREN rKi Ti ,i- - r r-- Ty3 Wool Hardy Breed tends $ World Book Year Sandra Barnett 9 73. of Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, tor her question Andy Book to What is meriono wool? Sheep originally came from the high mountains and plateaus of Central Asia. The largest wild sheep called the argali, can now be found in the Altai Mountains of Siberia and Mongolia. The male stand a hefty four feet tall at the shoulders and his spiral horns are 20 inches around. The Marco Polo and the blue sheep are two other wild sheep from Asia. Domestic sheep were bred from two different kinds of wild sheep: the unal from Southern Asia and the muflon, the only wild sheep still living in Southern Europe. Used for Hide Todays domestic sheep has slowly and carefully changed from his wild ancestors. In olden davs he was used only for L Je or as a beast of burden. But as time advance, his fleece became his most important asset. Coarse hair that covered the wild sheep changed with careful breeding through the years to a soft coat of fine wool. Most of our present sheep came from the Spanish Merino, liaised in Spain as far back as history records the Spanish Merino was always highly prized. For a long time the government made it illegal to take one of the sheep out of the country but many were smuggled into England, France and Germany. And then it was in these countries that the Meriono was developed into he modern type of his breed that we have today. fine-wool- Today there are more sheep with Merino blood than any other breed. Included is the American Merino who has a white face and legs and is covered with thick wool from his nose to hts toes. Hardy Breed The popular Ram-bouil- et is also a popular descendant from the Spanish Merino. Named after a town m France, the sheep was actually developed in Germany first and then later in the United States. The breed began more than 150 years ago and is very hardy. Leading sheep-raisin- g country in the world is Australia, where more than 143 million sheep are raised each year. Second on the list is Russia with more than 142 million. China and New Zealand next in line with 71 million and 57 million each year. The sheep is important not only for the wool he provides but also as the sourse of valuable food. Sheep Leaders Australia, worlds leading the as sheep-producin- g country, raises about h of the worlds sheep. In that country there are about 15 sheep for every person. The odds get even higher in New Zealand where there are about 20 sheep for every person. one-sixt- In the United States, is the leading Texas sheep-raisin- g stace with about 3 2 million produced each year. Other ' ' 'S IP I HAP ASKED PCK JUICE, MOMMA, CAN I HAVE Y WHY HATE (t ? 6LAS5 OP WATEK ? SHED HAVE 6IVEN MS Mi LX, -MY MOTHER ALWAYS HEe' HMe -- x ocanc-- e juice, UPDATES MY RE0UEST6, A irr J IT$ SC DOES MINE, I so WHEN ONLY WANT WATER, ASK HER POtC EETTEK ME. I Funky Tlinkerbean T Atit ..AStj'j THE MASTER -- ! THE RIPPER'S SAVS : JACK DAUGHTER . FREE 0OK f,F CHINESE PwiLO&ceMf T DEMONSTRATION v OF PROTECTANT The Captain'19 Gir r sheep-raisin- g Ohio. THE I CHONG ! .uica are Wyoming, Colorado, California, oik1 Dakota, Montana, U. New Mexico, Idaho and FOR LEATHER, ? He'sI qot a rea nose for hum or. WOOD, ACRYLICS, Broom-llild- a By R. Myers pfLomz: OCCUPIED (WITHHISNEW THERE'4 OL' HEPLSCHEL! WHEKE'S HE KEN LMCLYjl .rt WAT' THAT? "yo yO -- PLASTICS, RUBBER, VINYL, ETC. BEAUTIFIES HOBBY. iT y;. I HAM RADIO AS ' IT PROTECTS! -- ip KETCIIUMS HX55i U1 4C9 South 800 Watt EtiSM a |