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Romney Marsh ram. 



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Romney Marsh ewe. 



the highest quality. The fleece is long and coarse and contains much hair and kemp. 

 It is Hassod ns <-ar|H't-\vool. Both sexes are horned. The face is often mottled with 

 distinct white marks. The lambs are strong and hardy at birth. 



THE KARAKULE, OR ARABIC. 



This breed is the one used in the production of Persian lambskin or astrachan, 

 the demand for which is increasing. Hence the interest aroused in America and 

 Canada lately in the breed. One New York house imports as many as 250,000 skins 



