188 INDEX. 



PAGH 



Merino, Spanish, varieties of 6 



annual migrations of 6 



territorial classifications of 7 



families of, described 7 



appearance of as a race in 1 800 8 



Petri's weights and measurements of 10 



form, fleece, etc., of 12, 13 



mode of washing of in Spain 14 



'quality of wool of 15 



present deterioration of in Spain 22, 23 



importation of into U. S 30-43 



Mutton, production of with fine wool 152, 153 



more cheaply produced than other meat. 154 



wastes less in cooking than other meat 154 



increase in price and consumption of 154, 155 



American taste in respect to 156, 157 



NEW YORK, encouragement of to wool manufactures 45, 47 



manufactures of wool in, 1 810 ^ 47 



it's manufactures prostrated by peace of 1815 48 



NEW YORK, number of sheep to the square mile in 153, 154 



increased price and consumption of mutton in 153, 154 



comparative decrease of sheep husbandry in 167, 168 



what portions of are adapted to sheep 170 



SHEEP, pampering of for sale, a fraud 138, 140 



necessity of in English agriculture 153 



necessity of in U. S 163 



when more profitable than dairy cows 164 



comparative value of hi improving land 164 



number of, decreasing in New York 166 



situations where they should increase 170 



they never die in debt to man 171 



TAINTOR, JOHN A., his importation of French Merinos 21, 83 



Tariff laws of U. S. on wool and woollens from 1789 to 1824 49 



from 1824 to 1861 54-61, 173 



WOOL, prices of in U. S. for 60 years 62-65 



exports and imports of 66, 181 



machinery Jor manufacture of in U. S 67 



decline hi production of fine, in U. S 69 



chemical analysis of 95 



characteristics of, described 125, 126 



effects of yoke on 127 



