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AGRICULTURE 



The fine-wool breeds. These include several breeds 

 of Merinos (Fig. 199). Merinos are most valuable for the 



FIG. 199. A MERINO 



production of wool, but are not the best for mutton. The> 

 wool is much greater in amount and contains more grease 

 than that of other breeds. 



EXERCISE. Write in your notebook the month in which shearing 

 is done, asking older persons if you do not know. If any member 

 of the class has seen sheep sheared by machinery, he should be 

 prepared to tell how it was done. If there is a flock of sheep near 

 you, watch them while grazing and notice the weeds that they con- 

 sume which other live-stock would not eat. 



