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in long, wavy locks, not so curly but with the same lustre 

 as the Cotswold. A year-old fleece is usually 8 inches long, 

 and may weigh 10 pounds. Lincoln sheep have grown in 

 popularity in their native home on account of the demand for 

 them in the Argentine, where large numbers are kept. Very 

 high prices have been paid for them in England, and in 1906 

 a ram sold for $7600, the highest sum on record for the breed. 

 In the United States, Lincolns have gained in favor some- 

 what, although they cannot be regarded as popular. 



The Romney Marsh or Kent sheep originated in south- 

 east England, in the county of Kent, on the marshes after 

 which the breed is named. The soil here is low, rich, and 

 marshy. These sheep seem especially suited to the local 

 conditions, not suffering from foot rot as do other breeds. 

 The head and legs are white, the back is broad, and the body 

 is of compact form. These sheep fatten very well on rather 

 limited areas, and make a fair grade of mutton. The fleece 

 weighs about 8 pounds, after a year's growth, and is in good 

 demand. Large numbers of Romney Marsh sheep are now 

 found in the Argentine, and importations to America on a 

 small scale have just begun, an association for promoting 

 them having been organized at Chicago in December, 1911. 

 Since it is almost an unknown, untried breed in America, 

 its merits for our conditions remain to be shown. This 

 breed belongs to the middle-wool class. 



The Black Faced Highland sheep has long been known 

 in the highlands of Scotland, where it grazes on the grass 

 and heather on the highest mountains. In this breed, as in 

 the Dorset, both sexes have horns, those of the ram being 

 spiral and very large and showy at maturity. Highland 

 sheep have black or mottled black and white faces, with no 

 wool beyond the forehead. While these sheep, which are 

 from small to medium size, produce a very fine grade of 



