. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. So6 SHEEP There are also several other families, which are now of less importance than formerly, notably the Atwood and Paular. The former was established by Stephen Atwood and later was espe- cially promoted by Edwin Hammond. It was a type having many folds and was very popular from 1845 to 1895. The Paular comes from Spanish stock imported by Andrew Cocks and later improved in the hands of Jehiel Beedle, Tyler Stickney, Erastus Robinson, and the Rich family of Ver- mont. This also pos- sessed many folds and a large amount of yolk in the fleece.
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. So6 SHEEP There are also several other families, which are now of less importance than formerly, notably the Atwood and Paular. The former was established by Stephen Atwood and later was espe- cially promoted by Edwin Hammond. It was a type having many folds and was very popular from 1845 to 1895. The Paular comes from Spanish stock imported by Andrew Cocks and later improved in the hands of Jehiel Beedle, Tyler Stickney, Erastus Robinson, and the Rich family of Ver- mont. This also pos- sessed many folds and a large amount of yolk in the fleece. Both the Atwood and Paular families are considered important strains of the Ameri- can Merino stock. The Saxon Merino at one time had some popularity in America, especially so in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, but this family has now com- paratively few pure- bred representatives and these mainly in Pennsylvania. It deteriorated so in weight of fleece and con- stitution as to be generally discarded for a more robust sort. Some famous Merino rams are worthy of note on account of their influence in improving the breed. Among these are the following: Bolivar, born in 1820, died in 1834, owned by W. R. Dickinson and others in Ohio; Consul, bred about 1838 by William Jarvis; Stickney's Consul, bred by Jarvis in 1835; California, bred in 1858 by Victor Wright; Comet, bred in 1861 by W. R. Sanford of Vermont and later taken to Ohio; Eureka, by Comet, and Kilpatrick, by Comet, both bred by Sanford;. Fig. 225. A polled Merino ram of light B type. Polled rams are not common and are not in great demand. Bred by S. M. Cleaver, Delaware, Ohio. From photograph by the author Digitized by Microsoft®. 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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