188 INDEX. 
PAGS 
Merino, Spanish, varieties of ........2.06. nee ee eee ences 6 
annual migrations Of 6... . ccc cee e eee eect eee eeeet 6 
territorial classifications Of... ... ccc e eee weer ec te een eeeee 7 
families of, described... 2... ccc ee eee ee eet e ee eres q 
appearance of aS a race IN 1800... . ck ee cee ee eee 8 
Petri’s weights and measurements of ........... eoseceees IO 
form, fleece, CtC., Of... .. eens ee ce cece cece ween ccseeues 12, 13 
mode of washing of In Spain ..... cee ce ween eee eeeevees 14 
quality of wool of. ...........0065 cence ene ee ee weeee - 15 
present deterioration of in Spain.......-..... coeceseee 22, 23 
importation of into U. S...........eeeees weve ee ea raee 30-43 
Mutton, production of with fine Wool ......... 0... weeeeee 152, 153 
more cheaply produced than other meat............, ween 154 
wastes less in cooking than other meat ....... cece ween nes 154, 
increase in price and consumption of ......... aneeee 154, 155 
American taste in respect to ...........- cece eee aee 156, 157 
NEW YORK, encouragement of to wool manufactures ..... 45, Al 
manufactures of wool in, 1810......... beac ee eens en enes Ai 
its manufactures prostrated by peace of 1815............. 48 
NEW YORK, number of sheep to the square mile in....... 153, 154 
increased price and consumption of mutton in ........ 153, 154 
comparative decrease of sheep husbandry in ......... 167, 168 
what portions of are adapted to sheep ......... cee ceeaeee 170 
SHEEP, pampering of for sale, a fraud ....... cc esse ew eee 138, 140 
necessity of in English agriculture ....... 6... cece ee eee 153 
mecessity Of In U.S... cece cee cence et neees 163 
when more profitable than dairy cOWS.........ceseeeeuee 164 
comparative value of in improving land................-- 164 
number of, decreasing in New York... ....ceee es ee ee eeee 166 
situations where they should increase ..............0006. 170 
they never die in debt to man..... wee eee eee eens 171 
TAINTOR, JOHN <A., his importation of French Merinos.... 21, 83 
Tariff laws of U. 8. on wool and woollens from 1789 to 1824.... 49 
from 1824 to 1861] Lo... cece ee eee ee eee cece eee 54-61, 173 
WOOL, prices of in U. &. for 60 yearS....... cece eee eee eee 62-65 
exports and imports Of 1... . ccc cee eee eee eee ee eee 66, 181 
machinery tor manufacture of in U. S....... eee eee ee eee 67 
decline in production of fine, in U.S ..........4.. saeeeve 69 
Chemical analysis Of... ..... cca cece ee cece eeee et eetenen 95 
characteristics of, described..... eee eee ew een eens 125, 126 
effects of yoke ON... ee cece cee cee etree teens ene nneees 127 
