Rambouillet ram lamb imported by George Harding & Sons, Wauke- 

 sha, Wis. A frequent first prize winner in the state fair circuit of 1899. 

 Owned by J. F. Jensen, Mount Pleasant, Utah. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE RAMBOUILLET SHEEP. 



THIS is the largest breed of fine wooled sheep and they have been estab- 

 lished in France from the orginal Merino type by. generous feeding and 

 careful selection, having in view a large form with tendency towards mutton 

 making and fleece that is fine in fiber, very long and markedly dense. The 

 aim has been to produce a fine wooled sheep with mutton qualities. Size qf 

 form has been secured and where this possesses sufficient quality and smooth- 

 ness it represents a high order of combination of wool and mutton producing 

 tendencies. The head is covered with a dense growth of wool extending over 

 nose, cheeck and around the eye. The ewe should be polled and the rams 

 possessed of horns. The ears are somewhat short, silky in feeling, due, largely 

 to pliability and a fine growth of hair. The neck is somewhat thick but com- 

 paratively free from wrinkles and the chest very deep. The body should 

 continue its depth and have a smooth layer of flesh. The hind quarters 

 should not droop but be characterized by levelness with a crease at the tail 

 head. The legs are short, strong and straight. The feature of most decided 

 merit connected with this breed is the character of the fleece which yields 

 heavily because of its unusual density and the combination of length and 

 fineness which the fiber shows. The fleece should show bright and lustrous 

 with a uniformly fine crimp extending from tip to base. The yolk should be 

 free and not clotted at any part of the fleece. These characteristics should 

 be noticeable in all regions showing it to be true and even in quality through- 

 out. The fleece in addition to extending well over the face should run down 

 on the legs as far as possible and make a complete covering of the belly. 



