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teenth century. Delaine Merinoes may be either of Class B 

 or C type, the descriptions of which have already been given 

 in detail. 



The Rambouillet breed of sheep is a Merino of the De- 

 laine type, but of French ancestry. The differences be- 

 tween the Rambouillet and Class C Merino in color mark- 

 ings, conformation, size and fleece are very slight. In 

 fact, the blood of the French Merino in times past has been 

 mingled more or less with the Delaine. During recent 

 years of breeding, the Rambouillet has been bred to some- 

 what greater size, but even then the difference is not always 

 marked. The Rambouillet rams will average about 185 

 pounds at maturity, and the ewes 150 pounds or slightly 

 more. The fleece at one year of age is usually three inches 

 long, of fine, soft quality, carrying a moderate amount of 

 oil, and weighing about fifteen pounds as taken from ma- 

 ture rams, and ten pounds from ewes. Rambouillet sheep 

 vary considerably in type, ranging from Class B to Class C 

 in form and fleece character. At the Ohio State Fair, 

 Rambouillet sheep have been exhibited in two general 

 classes, B and C, on the same general basis that Merino 

 sheep are given these two type classifications. 



