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SHEEP INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES 



111 April, 18S2, there was a public shearing at Manchester, and from 

 the record made by the secretary of the Michigan Merino Sheep Breed- 

 ers' Association, the following results are compiled: 



Sex. 



Three-year-old ram 

 Two-year-old ram . 



Do 



Do 



One-year-old ram - - 



Do 



Do 



Three-year-old ewe 



1)0 



Two-vear-old ewe . 



"Do 



Do 



One-year-old ewe-. 



Weight of 

 carcass. 



Pounds. 

 142 

 110 

 143 

 116 

 113 

 96^ 

 97 

 87* 

 71" 

 82 

 79 

 67 

 71 



Weight of 

 fleece. 



Founds. 

 29 

 174 

 244 

 21 

 24i 



21i 

 20 

 18 

 18i 



22 



16 



Growth 



of 

 fleece. 



Days. 



365 

 361 

 366 

 381 

 397 

 398 

 395 



S8J 

 380 

 345 

 398 



First annual shearing exhibition of the Michigan Merino Sheeii 

 Breeders' Association, held at Lansing, Mich., April 14 and 15, 1883. 



Deso'^vption. 



Earn-.. 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do. 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 



Kwi' . . 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 



Lis. 

 1104 

 134 

 121 

 126i 

 llSi 

 109 

 n7J 

 119J 



96 

 i:i5 

 126 



82 

 105 

 113i 

 106" 

 ICIOJ 



9U 



63| 

 103 



ml 



74 J 



70* 



70i 

 00" 



53 



56 



60 



C8J 



59 



61 



79 



7U 



55J 



72i 



*io" [ 3 



Color of oil. 



Pleece. 



Buff - - 

 ..-do - 

 ...do. 

 . . .do . 

 ...do 

 ...do - 

 ...do . 

 White 

 Buff . . 



....do . 

 ...do . 



. . . .do . 



...do . 



....do . 

 White 

 Buif.. 



....do . 



...do- 



..-.ih. - 

 ...do - 

 ...do . 

 White 

 Biiir .. 

 ■.Tliite 

 Biitr .. 

 White 

 ...do - 



, ...ilo . 

 Bull . . 

 ...do . 

 . . do . 

 White 

 Bulf .. 

 . . .do . 

 ...ilo . 

 AVhito 

 Butr .. 

 Wliite 

 ...do . 

 ...ilo . 

 . . .do . 



398 1 2i 5 



Covering. 



Weight 

 of fleece. 



Li. Oz. 



24 15 

 31 2 



25 

 27 

 25 11 



26 

 33 

 22 

 28 

 41 

 24 

 22 

 27 



1 



8J 



1 



1 



3 







9 







26 3 



27 8 

 18 2 

 22 11 

 13 94 

 21 9 

 13 12J 



15 8 

 13 4 



16 13 

 13 13 

 20 15J 

 18 8 



17 12 

 13 8 

 15 1 

 17 4 



13 12 



10 8 

 17 12 



14 31 



12 3 



11 14 



15 4 



13 14 

 15 2 

 13 1 

 U lOi 



