. Domestic animals : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs : with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market : also, their diseases and remedies together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Horses; Domestic animals. 94 DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Fig. 20 is a SDirited cut of a variety of the Merino without dewlap, and with a long and somewhat open rieece. Fi<r. Merino Buck. Varieties of the Spanish Sheep. Besides several other breeds of sheep in Spain, consisti
. Domestic animals : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs : with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market : also, their diseases and remedies together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Horses; Domestic animals. 94 DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Fig. 20 is a SDirited cut of a variety of the Merino without dewlap, and with a long and somewhat open rieece. Fi<r. Merino Buck. Varieties of the Spanish Sheep. Besides several other breeds of sheep in Spain, consisting of long, coarse wool, and that of a medium staple, embraced tinder the different names of Ckorinoes, Choaroes or Chunahs, the Merino is distinguished by two general di^^sions ; the Transhmnantes or travelling, and the Estantes or stationary flocks. The former are subdivided, according to the Provinces they occupy, into Leonese, Segovian, and Sorian. Many of the Estantes were of the best quality in respect to carcass, constitution, and fleece; and such as were highly bred and in the hands of inteUigent breeders, w^ere not surpassed by any of the Spanish flocks. There were also many choice sheep among the Segovian and Sorian Transhumantes, but m gen- eral they were decidedly mferior to those of Leon. These last were universall}^ regarded as the prime flocks of Spain. •They comprised the Escurial, the Paular, the Nigretti, the. 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 Allen, R. L. (Richard Lamb), 1803-1869. New York : C. M. Saxton & Company
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