Idaho the grade ewes, and in many cases, pure-breds not registered, 

 are handled on the range, and are popular for this purpose because of 

 grazing and flocking qualities of the Merino origin. Pure-bred rams 

 are used for crossing on grade ewes that have acquired too high a per- 

 eentage of the blood of mutton breeds to best meet the requirements 

 of the flockmaster. Some farmers find pure-bred Rambouillet flocks 

 profitable, selling the male offspring for use on the range. 



Rambouillet ram sold during the Butterfield Live Stock Co. Sale, Weis-er, 

 Idaho, September, 1912 for $1000. Courtesy Shepherd's Journal 



The popular type of Rambouillet today is smooth bodied with the 

 exception of a few folds on the neck, and better developed in mutton 

 qualities than any of the other Merino types. The frame is large, bone 

 heavy, body quite deep, well developed in back, loin and leg of mutton. 

 The legs are rather long and the mutton form is hardly to be com- 

 pared with the special mutton breeds. The average weight .for rams 

 is 185 to 200 pounds, with more growthy ones sometimes making 100 

 pounds more. Ewes average 150 to 160 pounds. The ewes are polled 



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