In the early years of the American republic, agricultural improvers engaged in something of a merino sheep craze in an attempt to improve livestock farming in the northeast with the introduction of merino sheep. This brief, first-edition volume from 1811 by Samuel Bard (1742-1821) contributed details of British and Scandinavian practices. Bard was best known for his work on midwifery and as an assistant surgeon to George Washington, but this little volume also included suggestions from his own experience with sheep at his Hyde Park farm.

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