According to Beverly Horne's "Fleece in Your Hands" and other books,
'blood' refers to how much Merino is in the background of a given sheep.
Half blood is 1/2 Merino, Three quarter blood is 1/4 Merino. I guess
that means 3/8 would actually be 5/8 Merino?
The other sheep crossed with don't matter a lot, because Merino
dominates crosses amazingly. I have a Merino x Lincoln fleece that
looks and feels just like 100% Merino--maybe a touch longer staple, but
nothing longer than I've seen on an occasional purebred Merino fleece.
Holly
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