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Am. Soc. Anim. Prod. 1927:159-160
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Wool Improvement on the Range

H. A. Lindgren

Oregon Agricultural College

Abstract

  1. The average fleece weight of the stud rams was about 21 lbs.
  2. It will be noted from the figures that the number of ewes culled each year has been reduced although the culling standard has been increased.
  3. A significant fact has been that each year the number of ewes shearing more than 10 lbs. has greatly increased.
  4. During the season of 1924–25, drouth conditions in eastern Oregon tended toward a shortage of feed which had its effect on the fleece weights, tending toward a lighter fleece. In this band cottonseed cake was used to good effect in keeping up the fleece weight.
  5. A marked improvement in the uniformity of the band has resulted from culling.
  6. The figures thus far are of value in showing that wool improvement in a flock is greatly hastened by culling out the light shearing ewes in addition to the use of heavy shearing bucks.






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