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Ewe. Female sheep. 



Feeders. Lambs, wethers, or ewes not fat enough to slaughter 

 but ready to be placed in the feed-lot. Lambs are the best 

 feeders as they make the most economical gains. 



Fine wools. A class of sheep producing the finest wool. It 

 includes all the strains of the Merino and Rambouillet. 



Four-year-old. A sheep past forty-eight months and having 

 eight permanent incisor teeth. 



Full mouth. A mouth which contains eight sound permanent 

 incisors. 



Gummy. An old ewe having a badly broken mouth. 



Half-bred. The cross-bred offspring of a long wool ram and 

 a fine wool ewe. This term is applied to the animal itself while 

 the term "half blood" refers to a class of wool. 



Hogget. A yearling sheep that has never been shorn. Hogg 

 wool is the first fleece from a sheep. 



Kemp. Dead fiber found in a fleece — found especially in 

 goats. 



Lamb. A sheep under twelve months of age and having no 

 permanent teeth. 



Legging out. The practice of separating sheep by catching 

 each one by hand and pulling them out of the bunch. It is 

 called legging out because the sheep are usually caught by the 

 hind legs. The use of the dodging chute is a much better way 

 of separating. 



Long wool. A term applied to those breeds of sheep having 

 a long fibered wool. The Long wool breeds include the Lin- 

 coln, Cotswood, Leicester, and Romney Marsh. The wool of 

 these breeds is classed as braid. 



Luster. A term referring to the glistening appearance of 

 the fiber or wool when held to the light. 



Middle wool. A class of sheep having wool between that of 

 the long wool and the fine wool. It includes breeds of the very 

 best mutton type, namely : Southdown, Shropshire, Hampshire, 

 Oxford, Cheviot, Dorset, Suffolk, and Tunis. Wool from this 

 class usually falls in the three-eighths blood and one-fourth 

 blood classes. {See Blackface, also Down breeds.) 



Ram. A male sheep. 



Scurs. A homey growth taking the place of horns. 



Short wools. A term applied to the fine wools. 



