10 March, 1916.] 



Lamh-hreeding Tests. 



137 



Shearing of the Ewe Lambs and their Wool Values. 



To ascertain the true value of the different crosses in this experiment 

 from a wool-producing stand-point, the ewe lambs from each cross were 

 retained for three weeks after the sale of the wethers and shorn, and 

 the fleece® were classed and valued. This was undertaken by Mr. 

 Plumerage, Wool Expert of the Gordon Technical College, and we are 

 greatly indebted to him for his careful work which he has done so 

 willingly. Table No. 3 shows the comparative weights, quality, and 

 values of the seven crosses in the experiment. 



Table III. 



Lamb Breeding Trials. 



Results of Ewe Lambs Shorn and Values of Wool Seasons 1913-14. 



Lincoln 



Border Leicester 

 Suffolk Cross . . 

 Dorset Horn . . 

 Shropshire 

 Southdown 



19 

 13 

 20 



56-88 

 63-71 

 58-45 

 63- 48 

 56-0 

 53- 71 



In the above table the wool yields for the years 1913 and 1914 weie 

 placed together for valuation. By so doing the comparative results 

 have not been altered. 



