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SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES 



In 1889 Messrs. E. Peck & Sons, from their Merino flock of nearly 

 2,000 sheep, sheared rams and ewes which gave the following fleeces, 

 all the growth of 365 days : 



Three-year-old ram 

 Four-year old ram . 

 Three-year-old ram 

 Foar-year-old ram . 

 Five-year- old ram. 

 Two-year-old ram . 

 Three-year-old ram 



Four-year-old ewe. 

 Six-year-old ewe . . 

 Two-year-old ewe . 

 Six year-old ewe . . 

 Three-year-old ewe 

 Do 



Many rams sheared from 26 pounds down to 15 pounds, and ewes from 

 18 pounds down to 12 pounds. 



At the shearing of the same flock in 1890, 15 rams and 6 ewes made 

 this record : 



Four-year-old ram. 



Do 



Do 



Five-year-old ram . 

 Three-year-old ram 

 Two-year-old ram . 

 Three-year-old ram 

 Six -year-old tarn. - - . 

 Three-year-old ram 

 Two-Yf ar-old ram . 

 'Do" 



Two-year-old ram . 

 Tliree-year-old ram 

 Yearliii g ram 



Do 



Five-year-old ewe.. 

 Three-year-old ewe 

 Six-year-old ewe . . . 

 Two-year-old ewe . . 



Do 



Seven-year-old ewe 



Live 

 weight. 



Pounds. 

 113 

 135 

 84 

 84 

 84 

 83 

 83 

 67 

 75 



Weight 

 of fleece. 



Pounds. 

 23i 

 21 i 

 15i 

 15J 

 20i 

 20i 

 17 

 15 

 15i 

 20 



At tlie shearing of the same flock April 10, 1891, 18 rams, two years 

 old and over, weighed 2,529 pounds and gave 493 pounds of wool, an 

 average weight of the rams of 140 pounds each and of the fleece of 21-^^ 

 pounds each. Four yearling rams gave an average of 16| pounds of 

 wool each, one rising to 26 pounds. Thirteen ewes gave 224 pounds of 

 wool, an average of IT-j^gpounds each. The individual record of the 12 

 heaviest shearing old rams, four yearlings and 6 ewes, is here given: 



Ilam two years old and over 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Live 

 weight. 



Pounds. 

 202 

 U3 

 170 

 159 

 146 

 138 

 166 

 171 

 144 

 141! 

 100 



Weight 

 of liuete. 



Poiuv^s. 

 iOi 

 34 

 32 

 28 

 28 

 28 

 32 

 321 

 28 

 25i 

 25 



Ram two years old and over. 

 Yearling r.uu.^ 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Ewes two vearduMand over 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Live 

 weight. 



Pounds. 



132 



112 



75 



102 



114 



108 



106 



103 



108 



93 



84 



Weight 

 of fleece. 



Pounds. 

 25i 

 151 

 H 

 14* 

 26 

 231 

 21 

 22 

 20 

 17 

 16 



