THE SHEEP 



Wallachian Sheep. f 



Of the many varieties of domestic Sheep, the Wallachjan is one of the most beautiful. It is said to be 

 common in Wallachia, Hungary, Austria, and the western parts of Asia. It is an unruly and vicious 

 animal, and possessing amazing strength. Its horns are very large and remarkably twisted ; in the male 

 they rise almost perpendicularly from the skull ; but in the female, they spread out sideways, before turn- 

 ing upward. The wool of the Wallachian Sheep differs greatly from that of our common breeds, being 

 long, straight, close set, and beautifully fine, and falling from the middle of the back on either side of the 

 animal almost to the ground. 



The Persian Sheep is a native of Persia, and other parts of the East. One of the most curious characteristics 

 of this animal is the" great deposit of fat on the tail and croup, which gives the animal a somewhat unsightly, 



and, certainly a very singular appearance. The 

 tail itself is short, and seems buried as it were in 

 the great mass of fat on each side. The general 

 color of the body is a beautiful white, the head 

 and neck black. Its fleece consists of short, coarse 

 wool mixed with hair. The head is small and 

 very delicately shaped. 



Wallachian Sheep. 

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