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should have their flock. Another consideration that may 

 be urged in favor of sheep raising is that sheep improve 

 the land on which they are pastured. 



Sheep are docile, easily handled, live on a greater diversity 

 of food, and require less grain than any other kind of live 



FIG. 180. IN THE PASTURE 



stock. In mixed farming there is enough food wasted on 

 almost every farm to maintain a small flock of sheep. 

 Sheep may be divided into three classes : 



I. Fine- IVooled Breeds 



1. American Merino. 



2. Delaine Merino. 



3. Rambouillets. 



1 1 . Medium- IVooled Breeds 



i. Southdown. 



' 2. Shropshire. 



3- 



4. Hampshire Down. 



5. Oxford Down. 



6. Cheviot. 



III. Long- Wooled Breeds 



1. Leicester. 



2. Lincoln. 



3. Cotswold. 



Horned Dorset. 



