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SHEEP - RAISING 



Very nearly allied to the Argali is a wild*sheep in a different 

 quarter of the globe, the MOUFFLON, of the island of Corsica (Fig. 

 1177), an animal which bears no comparison with the Argali in size, 

 but producing the same kind of hair, which is of no especial value 

 as an article of commerce. 



In this connection may be mentioned the Ibex, or Steinbock, a 

 wild goat, to hunt which is one of the chief delights of the Swiss. 

 (See Fig. 1178.) "' J 



Not a wild sheep, but one of a strange variety, is the FEZZAN 

 sheep (Fig. 1179), an animal which is found in Fezzan, the largest 

 of the oases of the great desert of Sahara. It is nearly as tall as 

 the English fallow deer. Its milk is used for making a peculiar kind 

 of cheese, which travelers hold in high esteem. Its wool, or hair, is 

 also quite valuable. / ' 



