. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 348 farmer's hand-book. Their wool is not so valuable as that of the Cheviots. Fig. 211 represents one of the black-faced race. Fig. •Merino. — This celebrated and most useful breed are distinguished by Jie fineness and felting quality of their wool, and the weight yielded by each sheep, — the ease with which they adapt themselves to the climate, the readiness with which they take to the coarsest food, their gentleness and tractability. Their defects are their unprofitable and unthrifty form, Toracitv of appetite, a tendency to barrennes
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 348 farmer's hand-book. Their wool is not so valuable as that of the Cheviots. Fig. 211 represents one of the black-faced race. Fig. •Merino. — This celebrated and most useful breed are distinguished by Jie fineness and felting quality of their wool, and the weight yielded by each sheep, — the ease with which they adapt themselves to the climate, the readiness with which they take to the coarsest food, their gentleness and tractability. Their defects are their unprofitable and unthrifty form, Toracitv of appetite, a tendency to barrenness, neglect of their young, and Fig. 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 O'Neill, F. W. , ed; Williams, H. L. , ed. New York, R. Worthington
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