DEPARTMENT OF AGRHTLTUIIK. 



Wensleydale rani. 



Wonsleydalc owes. 



annually. The demand is so great that it has led to a great deal of cross-breeding 

 to increase the supply in their native country of Turkestan. For this reason there 

 are comparatively few really pure-bred Karakules in existence. It is against the 

 law in their native country to export these sheep, as the Bokhanm noblemen wish 

 to retain a monopoly of the trade. 



The Karakule, like the Tunis, is one of the fat-tail breeds. The head is 

 characteristic. The face is narrow and the forehead is much rounded. The rams 

 generally have spiral horns, but the ewes are usually hornless. The ears are pendu- 

 lous. The face and legs are covered by shiny, black hair. The fleece of the adults 

 is coarse, long, and may vary from grey to black. The lambs when born are usually 

 jet-black, and this lamb-wool has a high lustre and is closely curled in the best 

 specimens. These curls open out after the lamb is ten days old, so that it must be 

 killed before that time. Formerly the ewe was killed to obtain the skin of the 

 unborn lamb, but this is no longer done. After the lambs are killed the ewes are 



