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next in size and weight. The Hampshires have larger frames 

 and are a Httle heavier, but the Oxfords stand at the head 

 of the Hst in size and weight (Fig. 178). 



Fig. 177. Fia. 17a 



Fig. 177. — Champion Southdown ewe, one of the most popular of the medium 

 wooled breeds. 



Fig. 178. — Oxford ram. Thof lia\e tlu; luni^cst wool of the medium breeds. 



Fig. 179. — Prize-winning Shropshire wetner one year old. 

 (Experiment Station, Wis.) 



The fleeces of the Shropshire (Fig. 179), Oxford, and Dor- 

 set are all of good weight and the wool of excellent quality. 

 These three and the Cheviots produce very good mutton, 

 but the Southdown meat is popularly considered the best. 

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