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CHAPTER XIII 

 THE WOOL BREEDS OF SHEEP 



Merino Sheep : History in Spain, 446 ; History in 

 America, 447 ; Families, 448 ; Description, 449 ; Uses 

 of Merino sheep, 450 ; The wool, 451 ; Distribution, 

 452. American Merino Sheep : Description, 454 ; Uses 

 of American Merino sheep, 455 ; Distribution, 456 ; 

 Organizations and records, 457. Delaine Merino Sheep : 

 Families, 459 ; Description, 460 ; Uses of Delaine Merino 

 sheep, 461 ; Distribution, 462 ; Organizations and rec- 

 ords, 463. Bambouillet or French Merino Sheep : His- 

 tory, 465 ; Description, 466 ; Uses of Rambouillet sheep, 

 467 ; Distribution, 468 ; Organizations and records, 469. 



CHAPTER XIV 

 LESSER KNOWN BREEDS OF SHEEP 



Barbados or "Woolless" sheep, 471; Black-face 

 Highland sheep, 472 ; Herdwick sheep, 473 ; Persiacot 

 and Persiarino sheep, 474 ; Romney Marsh sheep, 475 ; 

 Ryeland sheep, 476 ; Tunis sheep, 477 ; Wensleydale 

 sheep, 478. 



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CHAPTER XV 



GOATS 390-411 



Angora Goat : Origin, 480 ; History in America, 481 ; 

 Description, 482 ; Types, 483 ; Distribution, 484 ; Breed- 

 ing of Angoras, 485 ; Feeding, 486 ; Marking, 487 ; 

 Shearing, 488 ; Uses of Angoras, 489 ; Organizations 

 and records, 490. Milch Goats : Description, 492 ; Gen- 

 eral history, 493 ; History in America, 494 ; Distribu- 

 tion, 495 ; Breeds and types, 496 ; Management and 

 feeding, 497 ; Use for milk, 498 ; Other uses of Milch 

 goats, 499 ; Organizations and records, 500. 



