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The following table was recorded at Rambouillet, February 12, 1801, 

 showing weight and dimensions of two, three, and four year old rains 

 and ewes : 



The shearing of 1794 showed the following product: 



Lbs. Oz. 



13 mature rams averaged each 8 8 



86 young rams averaged each 6 9 



199 breeding ewes averaged each 6 9 



67 ewes, 2 and 3 years old, each 6 9 



85 ewe lambs averaged each 6 1 



In 1796 the average weight of fleece of the entire flock was 6 pounds 

 9 ounces; in 1797 it was 8 pounds; in 1798 it was 7 pounds; and 8 

 pounds in 1799 and 1800. In 1801 the average weight of fleece was 9 

 pounds 1 ounce. 



In 1804 the wool produced was as follows : 45 rams gave an average 

 of 7 pounds 7 ounces; 101 ewes, 4 years old and over, 7 pounds 13 

 ounces ; 60 ewes, from 2 to 3 years old, 7 pounds 12 ounces ; 70 lambs 

 averaged 6 pounds. 



In 1813 the wool of one-third of the flock, which was weighed prepara- 

 tory to sale, yielded as follows : 13 rams, 146 pounds, average 8 pounds 

 12 ounces; 43 ewes, 316 pounds, average 7 pounds 7 ounces; 21 ewes, 

 from 2 to 3 years old, 148 pounds, average 7 pounds 1 ounce; 29 lambs, 

 204 pounds, average 7 pounds. 



The general average was 7 pounds 13 ounces per fleece. 



In 1817 the average weight of the fleece was higher. It was 8 pounds 

 for one flock composed of sheep of the different classes, in the same 

 proportion as the fleeces of 1813. In 1834, 107 rams averaged 11 pounds 

 12 ounces; 206 ewes averaged 7 pounds 3 ounces, and 77 lambs 6 

 pounds 13 ounces each. In 1838, 40 rams yielded an average of 10 

 pounds 4 ounces; 201 ewes and 85 lambs, an average of 7 pounds. 



