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The Shropshire is a dark-faced sheep and is well covered 

 with wool on both face and legs (pp. 183 and 184). 



Oxford Down. — The Oxford sheep is noted for its size. 

 It is a little larger than the Shropshire but much the same in 

 other respects, although the larger a sheep the less active it is. 



Fig. 42. — Cheviot ewe. 



A large sheep is adapted to a level country where grass is 

 abundant, while a small sheep is better adapted to a country 

 that is hilly. 



Southdown. — The Southdown is an especially well-developed 

 mutton sheep. Southdowns have a thick covering of a fine 

 quality of lean meat. But they are not so good for wool pro- 



