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PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



Cheviot sheep are the best grazers, having been well 

 trained to this in their native land — the Cheviot hills, be- 

 tween England and Scotland. 



Fig. 180. — Dorset sheep making mutton on pasture, a homed breed of the medium 

 wool type. (From Cornell Countryman.) 



Fig. 181. — Dorset ewes and their winter lambs. This is a good breed for the 

 production of winter or "hot-house" lambs. 



The Dorset breed (Figs. 180, 181) is much used for the 

 production of early or winter lambs for the city markets. 

 The "hot-house" lamb industry, as this is called, is a rather 

 new and special line of the sheep industry in America. 



Fine Wooled Sheep. — This is the Merino group. Their 

 wool is very fine in quality and the fleeces much heavier 



