. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. SHBEP HUSBANDRY. 363. A DISTINGUISHED MERINO RAM. This ram Perfection is the property of W. B. Sanger. On August 17th, as a two-tooth he cut eighteen pounds of wool. Last year the av- erage fleece of the flock, breeding extra, and double was fourteen pounds and one ounce. The sire of perfection was Superb III. This noble sheep was pur- chased at the disposal of Hay & Markham's Vermont flock. The great feature of Superb III is the evenness with which he is cov- ered from nose to toes with a dense and bright
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. SHBEP HUSBANDRY. 363. A DISTINGUISHED MERINO RAM. This ram Perfection is the property of W. B. Sanger. On August 17th, as a two-tooth he cut eighteen pounds of wool. Last year the av- erage fleece of the flock, breeding extra, and double was fourteen pounds and one ounce. The sire of perfection was Superb III. This noble sheep was pur- chased at the disposal of Hay & Markham's Vermont flock. The great feature of Superb III is the evenness with which he is cov- ered from nose to toes with a dense and bright fleece of good character and staple, and this is transmitted to his progeny. The American Merino. This breed is a descendant of the Span- ish Merino, and is less than a century old. It has at the present time come to be the foremost sheep of this class in the world. J. R. Graham an .extensive sheep raiser on Murray River, Australia, in a report to the government, gave testimony as follows: "Of all imported sheep, those of our first cousins, the Americans are the best. The best rams import- ed into Melbourne of late years were ; In 1809 sheep were selling for a dollar per head, but it soon became known that by importation we had gotten the very best sheep in the world. This knowledge started a fever speculation, which together with the war of 1812 caused wool to advance in price to $ per Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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