. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. S74 riii: AMKiJUAN ! iTOCK HOOK. Aiiu'iican brocdors to iiiaUi- ;i rluunif in tlu'ir own tiiu'-wooloii sheep. A cross of the Freneli Mormo on Aiuerii'.in Merinos, anil :i seooiul eross, making the strain three quarters American and one quarter French, re- sulted in increased size, but the animals were tender and bad feeders. This iniiihl liave been expected, since tiie French Merinos are at best a monirrd race. It is doubtful if now a tlock of Merinos can be found in the United Stntes
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. S74 riii: AMKiJUAN ! iTOCK HOOK. Aiiu'iican brocdors to iiiaUi- ;i rluunif in tlu'ir own tiiu'-wooloii sheep. A cross of the Freneli Mormo on Aiuerii'.in Merinos, anil :i seooiul eross, making the strain three quarters American and one quarter French, re- sulted in increased size, but the animals were tender and bad feeders. This iniiihl liave been expected, since tiie French Merinos are at best a monirrd race. It is doubtful if now a tlock of Merinos can be found in the United Stntes. XVII. American Merinos. 60 widely disseminated are this most valuable breed in every portion of the United States, and so well known are they, that it is not necessary to jro into a description of their origin further tlian what has been ORorr OK AMERirw merixos. SutKi-e it to say they are now divided into llnee families, known a> the .Vtwood, the Kich, and the Ilanuuond Merinos, from the names of the three original breeders of these strains. They have bi>en improved by hnig I'ontinued and careful selections. XVm. The Atwood and Hammond Merinos. The .Vtwtiod Merinos were originated in 1M.'> by ^Ir. .Vtwood, from what were known as the Hunqihrev slock. .\.i>out 1844 Mr. Hammond, from selections from the .Vtwood tlock. produced the larger breed of .Vmerican Merinos, perfect in the length and thickness of tleeee and thickness of staple, and characterized l>v great looseness of the skin which lies in soft, low, rounded ridges over the body, but offering no oli- stnution to the shears. These were originally of Infantado and Paular blood, (he raulais, it is saiil, 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old cat
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