Classification of Breeds of Sheep. 297 



THE RAMBOUILLET. 



The Rambouillet is the largest and biggest 

 framed of all the fine wool sheep. In this breed 

 attention is paid not only to wool but to mutton as 

 well. This sheep, which originated in France, has 

 been so much improved in mutton form by careful 

 breeding that it now compares fairly well with 

 other mutton breeds. Breeders rate it as a dual 

 purpose sheep, wool and mutton combined, and 

 expect the judges at fairs in making the awards to 

 allow fifty per cent for wool and type, and fifty 

 per cent for mutton form. 



The color of the face and legs is white, and the 

 wool usually extends, like that of the Shropshire, 

 from nose to toes. The fleece is dense, and of good 

 quality, having perhaps less yolk than the other 

 Merinos. They vary some in wrinkledness; some 

 have larger folds on the neck and breast than 

 others; and there is also some variation in the 

 length and density of the wool. At the recent 

 shows, two classes of Rambouillet sheep have been 

 made, the B and the G types. The fine wool breeds 

 must be given the credit of being the hardiest of 

 all the breeds. 



