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NEW ENGLAND FAEMER. 



Jan. 



L'or lustrous combing wool, the sneep of 

 England are undoubtedly superior to those of 

 any other country, and at the present time, 

 under the depressed condition of the fine wool 

 business, many farmers are turning their at- 

 tention to the larger breeds of sheep. We 

 give an illustration above of one of the old 

 English breeds which is less known in this 

 country than the Leicesters and Cotswolds. 



Mr. Randall mentions only two importations 

 in his book on Sheep Husbandry, — that of L. 

 D. Cliff, of Carmel, Putnam County, N. Y., 

 in 1835, and of Messrs. George H. Gossip & 

 Brother, in 1836. He remarks that Mr. Cliff 

 established a flock which was generally re- 

 garded as highly valuable. They were hardy, 

 gross feeders, and very prolific. They yielded 

 from six to ten pounds of wool per head. Mr. 



