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sheep, with much wool about the face, and a dense, much 
crimped fleece. The sheep had round, broad bodies, 
short legs, and much loose skin in folds and wrinkles. 
Atwood Merinos.—'The famed Atwood family of 
Merinos, so popular the latter half of the past century, 
was formed by mating Infantados with Paulars, which 
much improved the type of sheep and the fleece. They 
were characterized by many folds. 
The Escurial Merinos were nearly as tall as the Paulars 
but were slighter in build. Their wool was crimped and 
not so thick as the Paular wool. 
Guadalupe Merinos. — These were heavier in bone than 
the Negrettes and were celebrated for both the quality 
and the quantity of their wool. Their fleeces were thick 
and crimped, and more oily than the Negrettes. 
Negrette Merinos. —The Negrette Merinos were the 
largest and strongest of the traveling sheep of Spain. 
The fleeces were shorter than those of the Paulars. They 
were wooled on the face and to the hoofs. They were 
all loose skinned, with heavy dewlaps, and the rams 
carried large horns. 
Infantado Merinos were bred by the Duke of Infantado 
and were very superior sheep. Their horns came close 
to the sides of their heads, while those of the Paulars and 
Negrettes stood out. Many Infantados were brought to 
America, notably by Colonel Humphrey. 
In this connection, mention should be made of some 
of the families of Merinos that have been built up in Euro- 
pean countries on foundation stock imported from Spain. 
Notable among these families are the Saxon, Silesian or 
German, Australian, French (Rambouillet) and Swedish. 
Saxon Merino. — From the Escurial flocks of Spain, 
about three hundred Merinos were sent, in 1765, to 
