256 Animal Husbandry 
QUESTIONS 
1. How many sheep are there in the United States? How many in 
your state? In your county? How does your staterank with other states 
in the production of sheep? How does your county rank with other 
counties in the state? Name the ten leading sheep states. Which states 
possess the largest number to the square mile? To the farm? 
2. In selecting breeding stock to improve the quality of the sheep, what 
are some of the essential factors to be considered? Why is uniformity of 
first importance in the mutton flock ? 
3. Name the more common external parasites that trouble sheep. 
How may they be prevented ? 
4. Why are sheep no longer washed before shearing? Which is 
more efficient, hand or machine shearing? How many sheep can a man 
shear by handinaday? How many with the machine? What influences 
the number of sheep one can shear in a day? Why should the fleeces be 
of uniform weight ? 
5. Which type of sheep, wool or mutton, requires the warmer quarters? 
Why? How much barn space should be allowed for each sheep? Why 
is it essential that sheep be provided with facilities for exercise ? 
6. Name the ten largest sheep markets in the United States. How 
many sheep are handled at each annually? 
