. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. CHAPTER XLVIII THE RAMBOUILLET The native home of the Rambouillet is in France, in the north- ern part, not far from Paris. The country is gently rolling, the soil is generally of a calcareous nature, and the climate is quite temperate, being warm in summer and not severe in winter. Grasses, wheat and oats, and a variety of crops grow in this region. The ancestry of the Rambouillet is Spanish, this being a mem- ber of the great Merino family. The people of Spain in early days produced more wool than their factories could consume, so the surplus w
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. CHAPTER XLVIII THE RAMBOUILLET The native home of the Rambouillet is in France, in the north- ern part, not far from Paris. The country is gently rolling, the soil is generally of a calcareous nature, and the climate is quite temperate, being warm in summer and not severe in winter. Grasses, wheat and oats, and a variety of crops grow in this region. The ancestry of the Rambouillet is Spanish, this being a mem- ber of the great Merino family. The people of Spain in early days produced more wool than their factories could consume, so the surplus was , France buying heavily. The French. Fig. 162. A dignified gateway on the government farm at Rambouillet, France. Photograph by the author government anticipated an increase of factories in Spain and con- sequent restriction on exports of wool from that country. This led the French to try to improve their flocks and produce enough fine wool at home to meet domestic demands. In 1783 Louis XVI 366. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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