150 VEETEBEATBS. 



covy and other cold climates they are larger. The goate of Angora 

 and of Syria have ears hanging down, but are of the same species 



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Syrian Ooat. 



with ours ; they mix and produce together, even in our climate ; 

 the males have horns almost as long as the common goat, but the 

 ciroufliferenoe and directions are very different ; they are extended 

 horizontally on each side of the head, and form spirals, somewhat 

 like a worm. The horns of the female are short, and first turn 

 round backward, then bend down, and turn round before, so much, 

 the they end near the eyes ; and in some their circumference aud 

 direction vary. 



Sheep. — There are many kinds of Sheep, among which 

 the common sheep, the long-tailed sheep, and the Wallachian 

 sheep are the most conspicuous. Next to thei cow, the sheep ia 

 our most useful animal. England produces better wool than any 

 country, for although the wool of the Spanish sheep is finer than 

 ours, it is much less in quantity. The Merino, as this sheep is 

 called, is annually conducted from one part of the country to an- 

 other, a;nd back again. The distance traversed is upwards of four 

 hundred miles, and the time necessary to complete the journey 



