UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BULLETIN No. 313 
Contribution from the Bureau of Animal Industry 
A. D. MELVIN, Chief 
Washington, D. C. 
Vv November 13, 
1915 
FEATURES OF THE SHEEP INDUSTRIES OF 
UNITED STATES, NEW ZEALAND, AND 
AUSTRALIA COMPARED 
By 
_F. R. MARSHALL, Senior Animal Husbandman in Sheep and 
Goat Investigations, Animal Husbandry Division 
CONTENTS 
Introduction 
General Conditions in New Zealand’s 
Sheep Husbandry 
General Conditions of Sheep Husbandry 
in Australia 
Flock Management 
Breeds and Types of Sheep in Australia 
. Breeds and Typesin New Zealand. . . 
Shearing and Wool Classing . ... - 
Expense of Preparing Wool for Market . 
Selling Graded or Classed Wools in the 
United States 
Cooperative Shearing Sheds in New 
Zealand 
Education of Wool Growers and Their 
Employees 
Sheep Raisers’ Organizations . eine 
Probable Extent of Future Importations 
of Mutton and Wool from Australasia . 
WASHINGTON 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
1915 
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