PROGRESSIVE SHEEP RAISING 



By-Products of the Sheep 



THE inedible by-products of the sheep, as completely 

 utilized by Armour and Company, are more valua- 

 ble than those of either the steer or hog, considering 

 their proportion to the carcass. 



Sheep pelts, of course, come first in value. This in- 

 cludes the wool, which is valued not only for its fineness, 

 but also for its length. 



Sheep skin is more generally used than any other one 

 class of leather. It is used in shoes almost as much as 

 calf. Chamois skins are today entirely made of sheep 

 skin. The leather is used for bookbinding exclusively, 

 for gloves, hatbands, suit cases, and a wide range of 

 other articles. 



In the Armour wool houses the full -length of the wool is 

 saved by taking it out, roots and all, by means of chemicals 

 instead of by shearing. 



This wool is hand sorted according to length, fineness 

 and color into more than fifty grades. It is then scoured 

 to remove dirt and grease, after which it is dried, baled 

 and sold as "scoured pulled wool" direct to manufacturers. 



In the process of scouring lanolin is obtained. This is a 

 fatty substance largely used in face creams and ointments 

 because of its soothing effect on the skin. 



Musical strings, clock cord and surgical ligature for 

 sewing up wounds, as well as casings for little sausages, are 

 made exclusively from the intestines of the sheep. There 

 is no such thing as catgut violin string, that being merely 

 an arbitrary name for the product of the sheep. 



Suprarenal in, the active principle of the suprarenal 

 gland, just above the kidney, is extensively used in medi- 

 cine. More than 130,000 sheep are required to make a 

 pound. 



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