Special Report of the History And Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States
Special Report of the History And Present Condition of the Sheep Industry of the United States
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
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There was also a movement in another direction. Wool-growing was increasing beyond the Missis- sippi and in Texas with great rapidity, and thousands of Spanish ewes found their way from Michigan westward. The wool industry, however, was not suflered to be much depressed. Breeders went on improving their sheep and growers culled their flocks and reached for a higher standard. For some years prior to 1860 four varieties of the Merino were depended upon for fine wool; the Spanish, the Saxon, the F...rench, and, later, the Silesian. It was con- sidered beneficial to cross the flocks of Spanish, or rather of grade Spanish with the larger size and drier wooled French Merino, though this cross did not seem to find favor with many who tried it. But the crossing was not always attended to with the fidelity and judgment re
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