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sheep, with much wool about the face, and a dense, much 

 crimped fleece. The sheep had round, broad bodies, 

 short legs, and much loose skin in folds and wrinkles. 



Atwood Merinos. The famed Atwood family of 

 Merinos, so popular the latter half of the past century, 

 was formed by mating Infantados with Paulars, which 

 much improved the type of sheep and the fleece. They 

 were characterized by many folds. 



The Escurial Merinos were nearly as tall as the Paulars 

 but were slighter in build. Their wool was crimped and 

 not so thick as the Paular wool. 



Guadalupe Merinos. These were heavier in bone than 

 the Negrettes and were celebrated for both the quality 

 and the quantity of their wool. Their fleeces were thick 

 and crimped, and more oily than the Negrettes. 



Negrette Merinos. The Negrette Merinos were the 

 largest and strongest of the traveling sheep of Spain. 

 The fleeces were shorter than those of the Paulars. They 

 were wooled on the face and to the hoofs. They were 

 all loose skinned, with heavy dewlaps, and the rams 

 carried large horns. 



Infantado Merinos were bred by the Duke of Infantado 

 and were very superior sheep. Their horns came close 

 to the sides of their heads, while those of the Paulars and 

 Negrettes stood out. Many Infantados were brought to 

 America, notably by Colonel Humphrey. 



In this connection, mention should be made of some 

 of the families of Merinos that have been built up in Euro- 

 pean countries on foundation stock imported from Spain. 

 Notable among these families are the Saxon, Silesian or 

 German, Australian, French (Rambouillet) and Swedish. 



Saxon Merino. - From the Escurial flocks of Spain, 

 about three hundred Merinos were sent, in 1765, to 



