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REVIEW 



1. What are the two main uses for sheep ? 



2. What are the three classes of sheep? Which two of these are 

 used for mutton ? 



3. Describe the Cotswolds. 



4. Compare the Leicesters and Lincolns with these in every way 

 that you can. 



5. Name five breeds of the medium wooled sheep. 



6. Give the chief differences between these five breeds. 



7. Which breed is used for the winter lamb industry ? 



8. Describe the Merino breeds and tell their differences. 



9. For what kinds of places are sheep best suited ? 



10. Describe best winter quarters for sheep. 



11. Why should the flock be separated into small numbers in winter ? 



References. — U. S. Farmers' Bulletins: 49, Sheep Feeding; 96, Raising 

 Sheep for Mutton; 119, A Flock of Mutton Sheep, pp. 23-24; 330, Deer 

 Farming in the United States; 457, Early Spring Lambs, p. 20. 



CHAPTER XXV. 

 SWINE. 



Wild hogs of different kinds are found in Europe, Asia, 

 and some parts of North and South America. It is from the 

 wild forms of the Old World that the improved breeds of 

 swine have been developed. The changes wrought have 

 been truly wonderful. The time required for the pig to 

 mature has been reduced more than one-half. The tendency 

 to become very fat, which is so well marked in some breeds, 

 is not found in wild hogs. Domestic pigs are usually slow 

 and quiet, not wild and ferocious. 



To obtain the best results in swine management, it is 

 necessary to keep pure bred or high grade swine. They 

 fatten easier, mature at an earlier age, and are larger than 

 the scrubs. In the United States more swine are raised than 

 any other class of live stock except cattle. Their value to 

 the farmers is estimated at nearly one-half billion dollars. 



Types of Swine. — There are a number of breeds of swine, 

 but only a few have become very popular in America. They 



