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DOMESTIC ANIMALS 
CotTswoLp Ram 
The following table gives specific information that may be 
found convenient for reference. 
bining and condensing similar tables given in Harper’s Animal 
Husbandry for Schools. 
BREEDS OF SHEEP. 
It has been made by com- 
REFERENCE TABLE 
OF WElGET Weicut | AVERAGE DIAMETER 
NAME oF BREED FAcE Woo. Freece,| °F SHEEP, | OF FIBER, FRACTION 
FIBERS, Pounps Pounps or IncH 
INcHES 
American Merino | White 2-2 | 12-25 | 100-150 | zy45¢ 
Delaine Merino . | White 3-5 | 10-20 | 100-150 | the same 
Rambouillet White 3-4 | 10-15 | 150-185 | the same 
Southdown Brown or gray | 2-3 4-8 | 125-175 | sts 
Shropshire . Dark brown 3-4 8-12 | 155-225 | no measurements 
Cheviot White 5-8 6-10 | 150-225 available 
Dorset . White 3-4 6-9 | 150-225 
Hampshire Dark brown 3-4 5-8 | 180-250 | hy 
Oxford . Brown 4-6 6-10 | 200-325 | sy 
Leicester White 6-10 | 6-10 | 180-240 | sz 
Lincoln White 10-18 | 10-14 | 275-350 | shy 
Cotswold White 8-14 | 8-12 | 200-265 | shy 
