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occurs to me as tending to account for these unexpected American results. 

 The tail development of the Tunisian fat-tail sheep, although not perhaps 

 equal to that of some of their Syrian cousins, is nevertheless very considerable. 

 The breadth of the tail entirely screens the hindquarters, whilst its length 



Carcass of Asiatic Fat-tail Sheep. 



always falls below the hocks. This monstrosity of a tail so much hinders 

 natural processes that the rams, which are allowed to run with the ewes 

 from one end of the year to the other, are quite unable to serve the latter 

 without the aid of the shepherd. This tail is no more than a huge mass of 

 fat, which, when melted down, forms the cooking fat mainly used by the poorer 



