Show 4 tim THE history of the growth ofa wool is very curious sixty acara ago not a pound affine of fine wool wari wad raised in tho flie united states or gt britain or in any other country except spain tn in the flie latter country the blocks were owned exclusively by the nobility of the crown in ili 1794 a small flocks flock was bent to the elector of saxony as a present from froin tl the c king of spain espain the entire product of sax ony wool now or birtal value in 1809 during daring the mccond invasion invasion of spain by tile the Frel french leth sonie some of the flie valuable able crown cheep were sold to raise money the american consul Consa ilat at lisbon mr dr jurvis jarvis purchased 1400 hea U and sent thern them to this country A portion of the pure uni nixed merino blood of aliese flocks is to by be found in at this time such was tale origin of tile the immense flocks of fill fine woolen sheep in the alie united states occidental denla i |