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(2) The advent of the Down breeds hindered their exten- 

 sion northward. 



VI. Introduction into the South. 



(1) It is said they were introduced into Georgia early in 

 the century and some flocks were early established in Virginia 

 and the Carolinas. 



(2) These were kept with satisfactory results until they 

 were almost annihilated by the Civil war. 



VII. Re-establishment of the breed. 



(1) Their continued existence was made known to the 

 general public by an exhibit made at the World's Fair, held at 

 Chicago in 1893. 



(2) This exhibit attracted the attention of Charles Roun- 

 tree of Yountsville, Ind., who visited the Carolinas in 1894 

 and purchased a small flock for his Indiana farm. 



(3) They were selected from what some have claimed 

 was the only surviving flock bred pure at that time in the 

 United States. 



VIII. Organization. 



(1) An association was organized in the interests of the 

 breed in 1896, with headquarters in Indiana. 



(2) Records are also being kept. 



IX. Distribution in the United States. 



(1) The number of pure flocks in the United States is 

 probably less than a score. 



(2) These are centered in Indiana and South Carolina, 

 but they are extending southward. 



X. Registration in the United States. 



(1) Only a few hundred individuals have yet been 

 recorded, but 



(2) The number is rapidly increasing. 



LEADING CHARACTERISTICS. 



I. Relative size. 



(1) In size, the Tunis sheep are not far different from 

 the Dorset, and in general outline they have some resemblance, 

 but the Dorsets are considerably heavier. 



(2) The average weight of the matured rams in good 

 form may be put at about 180 pounds and of matured ewes 

 at about 135 pounds. 



