and practically all rams have large horns with spiral curves. The wool 

 is of medium length and fineness sacrificed in many cases to secure size 

 and smoothness of body. The rams shear 16 to 20 pounds, and the 

 ewes 10 to 14 pounds. 



Rambouillet ewes are prolific and good mothers. Some authors 

 recommend this breed for fall and early winter lambs. This statement 

 is confirmed by experience with ewes of the breed in the University of 

 Idaho flock. The Rambouillet ewes were with the rams for a short 

 time in early May, 1912, and four ewes dropped six lambs in October. 

 Lambs that are dropped in the fall, if made to grow rapidly and fatten- 

 ed, sell for "hot house" or "Christmas" lambs. These lambs return a 

 big profit if one is located near a city where a satisfactory market for 

 the same can be secured. 



Southdown ewe owned by the University of Idaho, champion ewe of the 

 breed at the Oregon and Washington State Fairs and the Spokane Inter- 

 state Fair, 1912. 



MUTTON BREEDS 



The mutton types are almost entirely of British origin and are 

 divided into "medium wool" or "down breeds" and "long wool breeds." 

 The low hills which are a common feature of the landscape in Sussex, 



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