of the Vienna Exhibition, 1873. j 47 



liagen, Holienfelde, Pomeranla, is worthy of notice. Specimens 

 of wools, kindly presented by these gentlemen, may be taken as 

 excellent samples of Rambouillet wool. These wools show 

 great strength and fineness in their fibres, which are about 2h 

 inches in length, very thick on the skin, and show a good closure 

 of stubble. A pure Rambouillet ram, exhibited by the latter- 

 named gentleman, clipped, as I was informed by his owner, 

 '31^ lbs. of unwashed wool, and this would represent 15^ lbs. of 

 washed wool. This sheep was much to be admired for his stature 

 and unrivalled wool, which was grown down to his hoofs. He 

 has two large folds, or perhaps more correctly three, in front, but 

 has no folds, or " rose," behind. The fibres were very thickly 

 set, and were about 2f inches long. 



Herr Hermann Kannenberg, Gerbin, Kosternitz, and H. 

 Robert Lehmann, of Xitsche, Alt-Royen, Posen, well represent 

 the Prussian breeders. The first of these gentlemen exhibited a 

 fine lot of Rambouillet-Negretti sheep. The wool of a two- 

 year-old ram was fully o inches (about four finger-breadths) 

 long, and some from a two-year-old ewe, about 2V inches 

 long. The fibres were very thickly planted, were of fair 

 strength, very equal in quality, and the wool was extraordi- 

 narily grown on the feet and ears. The spring of the wool 

 was also good, and the general figure of the sheep, wrinkles 

 about the neck, and appearance, were grand (see Fig. 11, page 

 39). The sire of the ram which gave rise to these remarks 

 clipped 27 lbs. of unwashed or greasy wool, and when Avashed 

 with hot water there Avere 17 lbs. left. This I have on the 

 authority of Herr Kannenberg himself. Such sheep represented 

 the animals on which the longest wool is found. Rams for 

 breeding shorter-woolled sheep were next inspected. The first 

 carried a fleece three finger-breadths long, and the second two 

 finger-breadths long. Another examined had a remarkablv fine 

 head, fine thick-set wool, splendidly covered paunch and sides, 

 and was wooUed down to the feet. Some ewes were also exhi- 

 bited from the same flock. The first carried very strong " three- 

 finger " wool. The head was completely covered, down to the 

 nose and over the whole ears. The stubble was firm, and 

 remarkably springy. A second example was lighter in the fat, 

 but well woolled to the nose and feet. A third was a little 

 " pitch pointed," with plenty of fat, and very thickly-grown all 

 over and down to the toes. The flock of 600 yields an average 

 of 5j'(jlbs. to 5^ lbs,, and deducting the lambs from the calcu- 

 lation the average will be 64^ lbs. per head. 



Herr Lehmann showed some very excellent examples of 

 Negretti Merinos, from his well-known and extensive flock. 

 This breeder maintains a breeding flock of 500 ewes, and his 



