INDEX. 
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ADAMS, SETH, his importation of Merinos........... vee seeee 31 
BREEDING in-and-in ....... cc. see eee eee cee e ce seee 115-120 
principles Of... . eee eee ne eee ee ete ee ween oe . 141-144 
selection of rams for ........ wee eee wee e eee eeees 144-147 
present course of in UO. SB... . cee ee eee teen e eee ee rene 147 
causes of deterioration In... 1... eee ee cee ee eee ne 148-152 
CHAMBERLAIN, WILLIAM, his importation of Silesian 
MGYINOS. 0. cece ee ee eee ee were ete eae net ee eeeeees 88 
Collins, D. C., his importation of French Merinos.............. 21 
character of his sheep... 2... .. ec ee ee eee ee wee eeees acces 83 
Crossing, between Merinos and other breeds...........0.00.0. 106 
between varieties of the Merino............ 100, 108~112, 121 
DUPONT DE NEMQURS, his importation of Merinos.......... 30 
FOSTER, WILLIAM, his importation of Spanish Merinos...... 30 
GROVE, HENRY D., his importation of Saxon Merinos........ 51 
weight of his fleeces. wy... cere e cae e ence ee erence renee 69 
HOUSING sheep in summer... 2... cee eee ee wee e ee 136-138 
Humphreys, David, his importation of Spanish Merinos...... 33, 34 
character of his sheep... .. eee e eee cee ce cee ee eee es 35, 36 
JARVIS, WILLIAM, his importation of Spanish Merinos....... 39 
his course of breeding .......cce sce e ee ceceeees 41, 42, 108 
LIVERMORE, GEORGE, his statements......0 .. cc ese eee eens 30 
his table of wool prices... ... cece cc eee cee ee tenes 62-65 
Livingston, R. R., his importation of Merinos............... 31-3 
weight of his fleeces... 1.0... cece eee eee ewe ee eeeees 19 
his course of breeding. 0.2... .. 2. cece cee wee e eee eceneee 78 
MERINO, AMERICAN, introduction into U.8...........2. 30, 43 
how received in U, 8..........0-- bee e eee ten eae eanee 45 
fall im prices Of... 0... cee cence eee cence tense eteeenee 48 
supplanted by Saxon Merinos......... ccc cece ecw ac cees 56 
it again supersedes the Saxon... .... ccc cece een e cece eee 69 
weights of fleeces of at different periods......... beeees 70, 71 
