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PART III 

 THE BEEEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS 



CHAPTER XII 



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THE MUTTON BREEDS OF SHEEP 329-361 



Southdown Sheep : History in England, 376 ; History 

 in America, 377 ; Description, 378 ; Uses of Southdown 

 sheep, 379 ; Distribution, 380 ; Organizations and rec- 

 ords, 381. Shropshire Down Sheep : History in Eng- 

 land, 383 ; History in America, 384 ; Description, 385 ; 

 Uses of Shropshire sheep, 386 ; Distribution, 387 ; Or- 

 ganizations and records, 388. Oxford Down Sheep : 

 History in England, 390 ; History in America, 391 ; 

 Description, 392 ; Uses of Oxford sheep, 393 ; Distribu- 

 tion, 394 ; Organizations and records, 395. Hampshire 

 Down Sheep : History in England, 397 ; History in 

 America, 398; Description, 399; Uses of Hampshire 

 sheep, 400 ; Distribution, 401 ; Organizations and rec- 

 ords, 402. Suffolk Down Sheep : History in England, 

 404; History in America, 405; Description, 406; Uses 

 of Suffolk sheep, 407 ; Distribution, 408 ; Organizations 

 and records, 409. Dorset-Horn Sheep : History in 

 England, 411 ; In America, 412 ; Description, 413 ; Uses 

 of Dorset-Horn sheep, 414 ; Distribution, 415 ; Organi- 

 zations and records, 416. Cheviot Sheep : History, 418 ; 

 Description, 419 ; Uses of Cheviot sheep, 420 ; Distribu- 

 tion, 421 ; Organizations and records, 422. Leicester 

 Sheep : History in England, 424 ; History in America, 

 425 ; Description, 426 ; Types, 427 ; Uses of Leicester 

 sheep, 428 ; Distribution, 429 ; Organizations and rec- 

 ords, 430. Lincoln Sheep: History, 432; Families, 

 433 ; Description, 434^ Uses of Lincoln sheep, 435 ; 

 Distribution, 436 ; Organizations and records, 437. 

 Cotswold Sheep : History in England, 439 ; History in 

 America, 440 ; Description, 441 ; Uses of Cotswold 

 sheep, 442 ; Distribution, 443 ; Organizations and rec- 

 ords, 444. 



