Sheep and Their Various Breeds - Containing Information on the Lincolnshire, the Saxon Merino, the Southdown and Many Other Varieties of Sheep - Paperback

by John Sherer (Author)

This antiquarian volume comprises a detailed treatise on different breeds of sheep, including information on the Lincolnshire, the Saxon Merino, the Southdown, and many other common varieties of sheep. Complete with detailed descriptions, comments on their histories, and a wealth of other useful information, this text constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the subject, and makes for a worthy addition to collections of sheep-related literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Foreign Breeds of Sheep'; 'The Rass'; 'The Siberian Algali'; 'The Kamtschatkan Argali'; 'The Armenian Argali'; 'The Nahoor, or Sha'; 'The Corsican Mouflon'; 'The Wallachian Sheep'; 'African Sheep'; 'The Tartarian Sheep'; 'The Persian Sheep'; 'Iceland and Paroe Island Sheep'; etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage text, now complete with a new introduction on farming.