During the fall of 1951, ewe lambs representing the three types of
ewes commonly used in Kansas were secured from southern Utah.
One-third of these 140 lambs were of straight Rambouillet or finewool
breeding and similar to Texas ewes; one-third of the lambs wore
sired by Columbia rams out of Columbia x Rambouillet ewes and were
similar to the Northwestern whiteface croRsbred ewos commonly obtained
from the Northwestern range area; and one-third of the lambs
were sired by Suffolk rams and out of whiteface crossbred ewes
and were similar to Northwestern blackface ewes. These ewes will
be maintained at the College as long as their productive life will permit
and careful records will be kept of their wool production as well as
their lamb production when mated to different breeds of rams. Other
factors of economic importance, such as longevity and the ability to
produce early lambs, will be studied.
