El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-26
High Bred. Fat Cattle.

view Of subsequently crossing them TO native
breeds. in order 10 produce hybrid similar
10 that OF West Turkeston. which VIII be
able to stand the great cold OF Alaska. so
that millions Of acres OF good land now
lying idle may be stocked.
While the hybrid will probably not be
able to compete with the Alaska reindeer.
II should nevertheless be able 10 Withstand
the billiards OF the northwest that have de-
stroyed millions OF dollars worth Of stock
The khirgiz horse which is almost able
to compete with the Yak. IS also Of great
interest and should be introduced in Alaska
and northern Canada
Sheep of Turkestan
by far the most interesting hybrids IN
west Turkestan belong 10 the fatrump (ovis
steatopyga) and broadtail lows platyura)
breeds Of sheep. In America we divide
sheep according TO the Character OF their
fleece. and accordingly we have short woods
Cine wools) long woods coarse wOols) and
the intermediate class, resulting from
cross OF these two classes and possessing
neither short wool nor long wool
only a few Of the broadtail types are
fur producers; the Karakul breeds being the
most important.
''The fatrump breeds OF sheep are the
largest ana hardest in the world. and viii
thrive In desert. which viii not support
any other animal except the camel. the goat
and burro. They possess wonderful rustling
qualities and can go for DAYS without water.
Their mutton IS delicious and can only be
improved by crossing them with the Kara
kul breeds.
The fatrump breeds are generally red.
a
ing ears. coarse WOOL strong thick feet. with
the characteristic fatrump attaining often
tremendous size. Like the KarakuI breeds.
the mutton is free Of the sleepy taste OF
Origin of KarakuI Breed.
The various karakul breeds interest Us
especially IN This country because we i'm
port annually S14.00OO00 worth OF grade
karakul lamb skins. that are known under
various fancy trade names. those with tight
curls being called Persian Lamb and when
hoy a farfN nT NeHH l.
han All OF these skins are produced BY
crossing Karakul rams to the many fatrump
breeds.
The origin Of the KarakuI breeds has
been for a long while great puzzle. tbs
natives telling the Investigators that the
black pigment and beautiful tight lustrous
certain pious Arabs. while Dr. Sinitzin. the
Russian veterinary. who wrote the first book.
were first raised by Jacob. and refers his
readers to the Bible. None Of these theories
made much OF an impression on me. and
argued that as the karakuls are broadtails,
and as broadtails can only result from a
cross Of a lOngtaI on a fatrump, all I had
10 do was 10 locate a black lougtan sheep
and I would solve the riddle.
Il finally learned OF the black extinct long
tail Danadar. OF which there were several
small flocks in the vicinity Of the city OF
kedjumeck in BOkhara in 1850. which gave
the most beautiful lamb skins imaginable.
and had the pleasure OF viewing two Of
them in Bokhsra- The last Danadar lamb
information has reached me through the
University OF Edinburgh I owe my thanks
to the Russian embassy OF old Bokhara. for
a photograph OF a black Danadar eve. which
was secured on the farm Of very rich
and piOus Aoslem. who had a few grey
Danacars (Danadar mixturel and one day
when Mohamed showed me special favors.
a black sacred Danadar came. which no inf
del non-believing dog shall ever see
This magnificent breed OF animal disap-
peared from the earth on account OF pro-
miscuaus crossing with fatrumps- That the
black Danadsr possessed the same rustiing
qualities as the fatrump. is certain. other
wise this animal could not have existed in
desert like the Kara-Kum and Elizil-Kurn-
The truly wonderful mutton qualities Of the
Karalsul come from the Danadar. FOR ira
dition speaks OF the cody rose flavor OF
the Danadar.
Improved Meat Quality.
Great increase in weight and improved
mutton qualities OF the Karakul sheep are
interesting facts about this breed I have
a testimonial from the Armour Packing
company, showing the great advantage in
crossing our native breeds 70 this wonder
full desert animal. that will live on pasture
which would starve our native sheep. OF
the greatest Importance is the quick matur-
ity Of the animals. and I showed a lamb
the other day that was not much over "A
does not take full blood Karal1ul rams 70
produce the right kind Of fur. there are
wonderful opportunities I'm money making
when it comes TO the production Of grade
Karakui rams These grade Karakul rams
when crossed 10 certain OF our domestic
breeds Of the coarse wool class. viii produce
the finest fur in the world