. Rambouillet Buck. TI16 Rambouillet Flock. This flock was founded in 1186, by Louis XVI., from a se- lection of 400 of the best Spanish sheep, which were placed on the royal farm at Rambouillet. These, like the Saxon, re- ceived all the attention which intelligence and wealth could bestow, and the consequence was soon manifest in their larger size, and the increased weight and uniformity in the fineness of their fleece; the last improvement being particularly evi- dent, from the absence of the coarse wool, which in many cases infested the quarters; and the jarr or hair, which fre- quently abo
. Rambouillet Buck. TI16 Rambouillet Flock. This flock was founded in 1186, by Louis XVI., from a se- lection of 400 of the best Spanish sheep, which were placed on the royal farm at Rambouillet. These, like the Saxon, re- ceived all the attention which intelligence and wealth could bestow, and the consequence was soon manifest in their larger size, and the increased weight and uniformity in the fineness of their fleece; the last improvement being particularly evi- dent, from the absence of the coarse wool, which in many cases infested the quarters; and the jarr or hair, which fre- quently abounds on the flanks, legs, and thighs of the original Merino. Besides the crown flocks at Rambouillet, they are found in equal perfection on several other of the royal farms, especially those of Malmaison, Perpignan, Aries, Clermont, and some
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