Synopsis of Chapters* 



CHAPTEE I— SHEEP. Their origin and early history. 

 The White Sheep of Asia. Pocky Mountain Sheep. The Miis- 

 mon of Africa. Eirst domestication very remote and uncertain. 

 Sheep of the Bible. Sheep the forerunners of and aid to the 

 civilization of man. Adaption to climatic conditions. Sheep 

 husbandry a most honorable calling among the ancients. The 

 Sheep of Greece, Italy and Spain. Spanish Wool. Eirst weav- 

 ers of wool. Origin of English breeds of Sheep, very early. 

 Their advent in America. The Llama. Importations to United 

 States. Growing demand. K^ow is the time to embark in Sheep 

 raising. 



CHA.PTER II— THE PROMINENT BREEDS OF 

 SHEEP. Long-wooled breeds. The Leicester and Border Lei- 

 cester. The Cotswold. The Lincoln. The Eommey Marsh, or 

 Kentish Long-wooled. The middle-wooled breeds. The Soiith- 

 down. The Shropshires. The Hampshire Down. The Oxford- 

 shire Down. The Dorset Horned. The Suffolk Down. Short- 

 wooled breeds. The Spanish Merino. Eambouillet. Delaine 

 Merino. Mountain breeds. The Cheviot. The Herdwick. 



CHAPTER III— THE WOOL INDUSTRY. Cloth 

 manufacture dates back to earliest Bible history. Romans first 

 established factories in England. pinning universal under the 

 Saxon Monarchy. History of ancient woolen factories. The 

 Spinster. Wars of the Crusades. Wool and national wealth 

 takes the place of money. The fine goods of Holland. Spain 



