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MERINO, AMERICAN, families of in U. S 72-79 



improvement in weight of fleece of 81, 82 



compared with Saxon Merino 92 



compared with French Merino 93-100 



crosses of with French Merinos 101 



compared with Silesian Merino 104 



crossed with other breeds 105 



crossing between families of 108-112, 121 



breeding in-and-in of 115-120 



carcass, skin, and folds of 122 



fleece, fineness and evenness of 126 



trueness, softness, and style of wool of 126 



quality of mutton of 155-159 



used to breed early lambs from 157 



improvement of for mutton purposes 158-161 



proper age of to turn off 161 



Longevity of 161 



Merino, French, introduction into France 15 



how selected and bred there 16, 108 



rapid improvement of in weight of fleece 16, 18 



characteristics of in 1827 20 



characteristics of at present 21-23, 84, 108 



imported into U. S 21-23, 83 



character and treatment of in U. S 84-87 



compared with American Merino 93-101 



crosses with American Merino 101 



where most valuable 104 



Merino, Saxon, introduction into Saxony 24 



course of breeding and treatment of there 24 



characteristics of in 1824 25, 26 



subsequent improvement of 27 



prices of wool of in Germany 29 



introduction of into U. S 50-55 



mania in regard to in U. S. 56 



superseded by American Merino hi U. S . 69 



compared with American Merino 92 



crosses of with American Merino 121 



Merino, Silesian, introduction into Silesia 29 



introduction and character of in U. S 88-91 



compared with American Merino 104 



Merino, Spanish, its origin 4 



