. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. 36 PROPERTIES OF WOOL. as exhibited occasionally in choice samples of Saxon Mermft . wool. It is said there are animals which have a wool un- derneath a covering of hair, the fibre of which is less than the twelve hundredth part of an i
. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. 36 PROPERTIES OF WOOL. as exhibited occasionally in choice samples of Saxon Mermft . wool. It is said there are animals which have a wool un- derneath a covering of hair, the fibre of which is less than the twelve hundredth part of an inch. The following cut will show the, points in the pure Merino and Saxon where the. different qualities of wool are to be found The divisions do not always accurately correspond, but Lasteyrie and Chancellor Livingston, who were both familiar with pure Spanish xMerinos, agree as to theic general truth, and the observations of the writer confirm their decision. It is, then, a matter to be studied by the wool-grower who is desirous of propagating sheep of the firfe-wooled varieties ; for grades will often exhibit seven and eight qualities in the same 'fleece, whereas it will be seen that unalloyed breeds show but four qualities. Individuals have occasionally been found in original Saxon flocks whose fleeces would divide into only two sorts ; but this is very MERINO EWE. * 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 Morrell, Luke A. New York : Harper & Brothers
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