Show GOVERNMENT SHEEP FARM EXPERIMENTS Several Important Results Obtained Obtained Obtained Ob Ob- on Idaho Ranch Flock Handled in Same Manner as Are All Similar Bands in Hands of Wyoming Stockmen Stockmen Work Work to Be Extended Prepared by the United States Department Department Department Depart Depart- ment of ot Agriculture Several results of Importance to western sheep men have been ascertained ascertained ascer ascer- by experiments at the government government govern govern- ment sheep ranch near Dubois Idaho which has hus been In operation two years jears Formerly It was customary for range sheep heep men men mento to discard discard ewes which did not bear benr lambs when two years old Extensive Investigations by the depart depart- men of agriculture have developed that such such ewes ewes are ure just as valuable for future breeding as those which bear beai lambs Iambs as year two year two olds Individual records are kept on the government sheep ranch relative to the weight of fie fleece ce length of fleece character char char- acter of fleece fineness of fiber and mutton quality of each animal while detailed account is maintained of the theoff off offspring of each ewe we The particular utility of the results obtained arises from the fact that the flock Is handled just as us are aie all similar bands of sheep In the hands of Wyoming stockmen Experiments are being conducted to develop a type of sheep more suitable to the western range conditions than the t types pes now prevalent It Is hoped to extend this work in both mutton conformation and length and weight of or fleece There are at present about 1500 head of purebred Lin Lin- Lincoln Lincoln coln Cotswold Ram Ram- Leister and Homney on the government government government govern govern- ment ranch Crossbreeding experiments experiments experiments ments are being conducted with all these bleeds breeds and crosses as well as the use of purebred which have been mated with crossbred ewes |