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XEW SERIES—No. 241. 
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OF “EAUON,” INFANT ADO MERINO RAM.-Bued and Owned by Wm. Ciiamberuain. 
in flip.Rum, M-ho-oli-n l is po’,-‘-ay('<l r.’nvo, 
fuc l,n '-n-:i'>wn in this ountry as Sde:.uin 
no lie was bn d by bis owner, ^Ir. "W m. 
iilierlain, of Red Ilook, N, Y., from pure 
Itn.io 8tork, an.l lias a documentary pedi- 
■ . tr> islt wlieu bis ancestors 
runnim' baclv lo loii, m ^ 
! impnrtc.l from Spain into Silesia. 1 be 
1 i. fin.; and verv dense, willi comparatively 
:i;rea-eor yolk, ami the fieece, wliicli nsual- 
•iirlrs about 1G‘U pounds, covers the carcass 
irkably, and grows well do^Yn to the Ikk) s 
rcM-et not to be able to state the weight 
leansed wool, for -w’e arc confident it M'onld 
pare most favorably with that of llecccs 
vrhieh, in the grease, would weigh a great deal 
more. He took the first prize his class at tiic 
last show of the New' A^ork State Agricultural 
Society, wdicre the artist secured the sketch for 
the above engraving. It was very gratifying to us 
to witness the satisfaction of several wool man¬ 
ufacturers (some of whom we asked concern- 
in- their opinion of Jlr. Chamberlain’s Silesians,) 
when they examined the fleece of this ram and 
other sheep of the same stock.^ It confirmed 
ns in a long held opinion that it -will pay for 
farmers to produce such wool as manufacturers 
want to buy. The wool of these sheep is of 
great uniformity and excellent quality, opening 
-Drawn from Life for the American AaricuUurist. 
lirilliantlv, but the yolk gives it a dark crust at 
the surface. This kind of Merinos have com¬ 
pact well-formed carcasses, and arc not given 
to wrinkles nor grease in the excessive fashion 
of those popularly known as the Vermont er 
American Merinos. The Infantado’s were im¬ 
ported also into this country about the same tunc 
that “Baron’s” ancestors were taken to S.lcs.a 
and from 1813 to about 184 d were hied pmc y 
Stephen Atwood of Connecticut. As now 
known the two families both claimnig much 
the same parentage, present notable differences 
many slmilarllics. and breedars nf good 
judgement aro divided in liicm j,references. 
