New Breed Of Sheep In California

Berkeley, Cal., Nov. 21.- The i cultural departraent of the University of California i? raising a new kind ol sheep. It is the result of the cros3 breedirig of Persian and Merino. Experiments along the same lines, thoagh not so complete, were conducted by George Washington with marked advantages. The wool is of a texture between the Persian and the Merino, thö average length being eight inches. Recently the first sample of the wool wao offered for sale in San Francisco and brought au advanee of 4 cents on the usual price for a pound. The new species attains a tremendous size and are very broed baclced.