. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. 296 THE AMERICAN FARMER. Tho accompanying representation was taken from specimens of this breed imported fromKaramania, in Asiatic Tuikey, by W. W. Clieuery of Highland Stock Farm, Belmont, Massa-chusetts. It is stated on the best authority that the fat tailed sheep of the Kirghis, afterbeing bred for a few generations in Russia, will lose this peculiar characteristic that hadbefore distinguished CARAMAN OR FAT-TAILED SHEEP. Owned by W. W. C
. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. 296 THE AMERICAN FARMER. Tho accompanying representation was taken from specimens of this breed imported fromKaramania, in Asiatic Tuikey, by W. W. Clieuery of Highland Stock Farm, Belmont, Massa-chusetts. It is stated on the best authority that the fat tailed sheep of the Kirghis, afterbeing bred for a few generations in Russia, will lose this peculiar characteristic that hadbefore distinguished CARAMAN OR FAT-TAILED SHEEP. Owned by W. W. Chenery of Belmont, Massachusetts. DorsetSi—This is a very ancient breed of sheep found in the country of Dorset and\-icinity, England. They are a hardy race, and resemble the Merino in general form, but inno other respect. They are particularly distinguished for being prolific, and are valuable forsupplying early lambs for the market, as the lambs dropped in October are ready for tableuse at Christmas. This early breeding and prolific tendency are what have prevented theextinction of the breed, as they are otherwise not particularly valuable. They have evenbeen known to produce lambs twice in the same year, and have long been used for supplyingthe London market. They are a white-faced horned sheep, with wool of medium quality,weighing about four pounds per fleece; are quite robust, and will subsist on scanty pasturagebetter than many breeds. Some varieties of the breed have a tinge of dun in the face andlegs, but are usually pure white. C
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