HISTORY OP THE BREEDS. 



them so carefully that they constitute a famous 

 branch of the Merino, called the Saxony Merinos. 



In 1783, France imported a large number of 

 Spanish Merinos and placed them at Eambouillet, 

 near Paris, and there created the breed known as 

 Rambouillets. Von Homeyer, of Pomerania, Ger- 

 many, improved this type so much, that a special 

 breed known as the Von Homeyer Rambouillets is 

 in existence. This type was brought to Ohio in 

 1851, and has since flourished. 



Many other types of the Merino have been devel- 

 oped in this 

 country, 

 among them 

 being the 

 Standard De- 

 laines, Na- 

 tional De- 

 laines, I m - 

 proved D e - 

 laines, Dick- 

 i n s o n De- 

 laines, and 

 Black - top 

 Spanish Me- 

 rinos. 



At the present time it is customary to divide 

 the Merino into three classes: 



Class A: The extreme wool production type. 

 The entire body is covered with folds and wrin- 

 kles, and there is an abundance of yolk in the 

 fleece. 



RAMBOUILLETS. 



