DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Karakule ram. 



Karakule ewe with lamb. 



and the type improved notably in France, Australia, and America. The world-wide 

 distribution of the Merino is accounted for by its own peculiar qualities. It is a 

 most adaptable breed and exceedingly hardy, although its appearance does not 

 indicate hardiness. It produces a heavy fleece of the best quality, and it has the 

 inherited habit of banding closely together in large flocks when grazing. The United 

 States has developed its own types of this breed. The Vermont Merino was 



