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TUNIS GOOD MUTTON SHEEP 



Figure 7 Tunis sheep are called fat-tailed sheep because they 

 have broad, fleshy tails, sometimes six inches across. They 



come from Tunis, in 

 northern Africa. They 

 are noted as mutton 

 producers and the ewes 

 will mate twice a year. 

 This makes them valu- 

 able in producing win- 

 ter and early lambs. 

 Both sexes are hornless, 

 have faces and legs bare 

 of wool and covered 

 with yellow -brown hair. 

 Tunis sheep are fair 

 wool producers, shear- 

 ing from five pounds 

 up of medium combing wool. 



Tunis sheep are not as numerous in the United States as the 

 breeds heretofore described, although their value as mutton pro- 

 ducers is generally well known. 



Fig. 7 Tunis Ram, owned by Chas. Round- 

 tree, Crawfordsville, Ind. 



The Long Wool Breeds 



Figure 8 The Cotswold came from the hills of England and 

 is one of the largest 

 breeds. They have a re- 

 markable upstanding and 

 stylish appearance with 

 a good mutton carcass. 

 The face and legs are 

 white. Cotswolds are 

 heavy shearers. The 

 wool is very long and 

 grows in ringlets with a 

 long forelock hanging 

 over the face. 



Cotswold blood has 

 been extensively used by 

 western range men. Fig ' 8 ~ Cot8Woid Ga E t":;inrw1s by Alex Arn ld ' 



