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account of its great wool production, the coarseness of 

 which is more than made good by weight of fleece, 

 length of staple, and lustre. And the heaviness of its 

 fleece demands that the feed conditions under which it 

 lives should be favourable,, so that the animal gets 

 sustenance io carry the load without injury to its re- 

 stitution. 



