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guineas ; Golden Tom, 500 guineas. Many sheep have been 

 shipped from Vermont and Ohio to Australia at prices from 

 $500 upward per head, several sales being made in 1906. 



A notable American Merino show-ring victory, worthy of record 

 here, occurred in 1863, when George Campbell of Vermont 

 exhibited twelve Vermont-bred Merinos at the International 

 Exposition at Hamburg, Germany. There were 1771 sheep 

 entered in competition, 913 being Merinos from every part of 



Fig. 156. Stickney, a Delaine Merino ram at the head of the flock of 

 G. B. Quinn of Ohio. This ram sheared 25 pounds. Photograph from 

 the National Stockman and Farmer 



Europe, — France, Italy, Austria, Russia, and Germany being 

 represented. The twelve sheep shown by Mr. Campbell were 

 the only ones from the United States, and these took three 

 premiums, two firsts and one second, one first being for length 

 of staple and one for weight of fleece. These prize sheep were 

 later sold to Count Shen Thors of Silesia for $5000. This was a 

 great testimonial to the superiority of American Merinos. 



Important subtypes or families of the Merino exist to-day. 

 Among these are the Delaine and the Rambouillet, which are 



