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There are also several other families, which are now of less 

 importance than formerly, notably the Atwood and Paular. The 

 former was established by Stephen Atwood and later was espe- 

 cially promoted by Edwin Hammond. It was a type having many 

 folds and was very popular from 1845 to 1895. The Paular 

 comes from Spanish stock imported by Andrew Cocks and later 

 improved in the hands of Jehiel Beedle, Tyler Stickney, Erastus 



Robinson, and the 

 Rich family of Ver- 

 mont. This also pos- 

 sessed many folds and 

 a large amount of 

 yolk in the fleece. 

 Both the Atwood and 

 Paular families are 

 considered important 

 strains of the Ameri- 

 can Merino stock. 

 The Saxon Merino at 

 one time had some 

 popularity in America, 

 especially so in New 

 York, Pennsylvania, 

 and Ohio, but this 

 family has now com- 

 paratively few pure- 

 bred representatives 

 and these mainly in 

 Pennsylvania. It deteriorated so in weight of fleece and con- 

 stitution as to be generally discarded for a more robust sort. 



Some famous Merino rams are worthy of note on account of 

 their influence in improving the breed. Among these are the 

 following: Bolivar, born in 1820, died in 1834, owned by W. R. 

 Dickinson and others in Ohio; Consul, bred about 1838 by 

 William Jarvis ; Stickney 's Consul, bred by Jarvis in 1835; 

 California, bred in 1858 by Victor Wright; Comet, bred in 1861 

 by W. R. Sanford of Vermont and later taken to Ohio ; Eureka, 

 by Comet, and Kilpatrick, by Comet, both bred by Sanford; 



Fig. 225. A polled Merino ram of light B type. 



Polled rams are not common and are not in great 



demand. Bred by S. M. Cleaver, Delaware, Ohio. 



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