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Abstract:
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1. The elusive law -- 2. The fleeces of Spain -- Origin and development of the breed -- Export of Merino breeding stock begins -- The Merino enters northern Europe -- 3. Sheep breeding sets new standards -- British sheep breeders react to the changing situation -- The matter of heredity -- Like begets like -- The wider movement of stock -- Generation, degeneration and selective breeding -- Cross-breeding as an aid to selection -- Breeding larger sheep -- Breeding for other qualities - The question of ince
-- 4. Bakewell's new system -- Robert Bakewell and the management of his farm at Dishley -- Stock improvement strategy -- The origin of the Dishley sheep -- Breeding in-and-in -- Trait selection -- Progeny testing -- Dishley crosses -- Bakewell's view
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