54 CHINESE BBEEF. 



Persian ram, " very large and well formed, carrying wool c 

 great length, but of a coarse staple," crossed Avith Nei 

 Leicester ewes, formed, as we have already seen when speal 

 ing of the New Leicesters, the " Arlington long-wooled sheep 

 of Mount Vernon, a sub-variety which attracted considerabi 

 notice in its day. 



The Chinese, or N"ankin sheep, have recently been brough 

 into this country and England, and have attracted some notic 

 from the fact that they frequently give birth to three or fou 

 lambs at a time and breed twice a year — ^facts which have le< 

 to the expectation that they may prove profitable for lam 

 i-aising in the vicinity of cities. I have seen no descriptio: 

 of their qualities in any other particulars. None of thes 

 breeds have proved, or probably will prove, of much valu 

 as mutton sheep, compared with the improved Englisl 

 families, and as wool-producing sheep they are all worthies 

 compared with the Merino. I have therefore thought tha 

 particular descriptions of them would not be worth the spac 

 they would occupy. 



Agricnltnre, vol. 3, p. 3T7. Mr. Peters, of Fcnnsylyania, also imported Tanis shecj 

 and thought well of them. 



