. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. 202 Animal Husbandry established by William Berry of Washington County, Pennsylvania, who began the work about 1821, although the sheep employed in the breeding operations descended from the Colonel Humphrey im- portation of 1802. Mr. Berry endeavored to produce a large,. Fig. 73. —The Delaine Merino ram "; Fine-wool type. heavy-shearing, fine-wool sheep, selecting those of darkest outer covering, which he termed Black Tops. 325. Delaine Merino compared with the American Merino. — In a very general way these two types are similar, wit
. Animal husbandry for schools. Livestock. 202 Animal Husbandry established by William Berry of Washington County, Pennsylvania, who began the work about 1821, although the sheep employed in the breeding operations descended from the Colonel Humphrey im- portation of 1802. Mr. Berry endeavored to produce a large,. Fig. 73. —The Delaine Merino ram "; Fine-wool type. heavy-shearing, fine-wool sheep, selecting those of darkest outer covering, which he termed Black Tops. 325. Delaine Merino compared with the American Merino. — In a very general way these two types are similar, with the De- laines possessing fewer folds of the skin, although the several families of Delaines vary widely in size and conformation. Thus in the Dickinson Delaine, which is one of the largest, the standard weight for mature rams is 200 pounds, and that for ewes, 150 pounds,. 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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