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liar to the elevated mountainous tract of country at 

 the head of the river Esk, and Duddon in Cumber- 

 land, where they are let in herds, at an annual sum : 

 whence the name. At present, they are said to pos- 

 sess the property of being extremely hardy in con- 

 stitution, and capable of supporting themselves on 

 the rocky bare mountains, with the trifling support 

 of a little hay in the winter season. 



37. The CJiemot Breed 



This breed of sheep is known by the want of 

 horns ; by the face and legs being mostly white, 

 and the eyes lively and prominent ; the belly long ; 

 little depth in the breast ; narrow there and on the 

 chine ; clean, fine, small-boned legs, and thin pelts ; 

 the weight per quarter, when fat, from 12 pounds 

 to 18 pounds ; the wool partly fine, and partly 

 coarse. Mr. Culley considers this as a valuable 

 breed of mountain sheep, where the herbage is 

 chiefly of the natural grass kind, which is the case 

 in the situations where these are found the most 

 prevalent, and from which they have obtained their 

 name. It is a breed which has undergone much 

 improvement within these few years, in respect to 

 its form and other qualities, and has been lately in- 

 troduced into the most northern districts ; and from 

 its hardiness, its affording a portion of fine wool, 

 and being quick in fattening, it is likely to answer 

 well in such situations. The Spanish and South 

 Down have been advised as proper crosses for this 

 sort of sheep. 



38. TJie Dun-faced Breed. 



This is a sort which Culley says has no horns ; the 

 face in common of a dun tawney colour ; the size 

 small ; the tail short ; the mutton fine in texture ; 

 the weight often only 6 pounds or 7 pounds the 

 quarter ; the wool variously streaked and blended 

 with different colours, some of which is very fine. 

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