352 FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



fleeces long and fairly fine, being made into the class 

 of goods we term cheviots. Their mutton also is first 

 rate and is prized in British markets. 



Long Wools. Among the long-wooled breeds are 

 the Lincolns, great majestic sheep, as large as some 

 Southern cows, and the Cotswolds, also of great size 

 with beautiful long curling fleeces of coarse fiber; and 

 the Leicesters. These three breeds are not as good 

 for mutton as the medium wools. 



Falue of Sheep. Sheep, besides being valuable for 

 their mutton and their wool, make the land always rich 

 and better. Sheep destroy weeds, brush, briers, and 

 cover the hills with grass and smooth herbage. 



AVERAGE WEIGHTS OF FLEECES FROM EWES 



American Merino , 12-15 



Rambouillet Merino 10 



Delaine Merino. 10-15 



Southdown 3-7 



Hampshire ../-. 7 



Shropshire. . *. &Ti . . 7-9 



Oxford Down 7 



Suffolk ,-> 9 



Dorset i ........ 6 



Cheviot 5 



Cotswold . . . , tV. .V.j.. I".,.-. 10 



Lincoln .;".>; ; : '... . 15 



Leicester 9-1 1 



EXERCISE. If there are any sheep in your section, find out the 

 names of the breeds. Are they wool breeds or mutton breeds?. If 

 you have ever seen sheep sheared, prepare yourself to explain the 

 process to the rest of the class. 



SECTION LVII. TYPES AND BREEDS OF SWINE. 



By PROF. C. S. PLUMB, 

 Department of Animal Husbandry, Ohio State University. 



Types. Swine may be divided into two great 

 classes, the lard type and bacon type. 



Lard Type. Our American breeds of swine are 

 mostly of the lard type. Hogs of this class, in good 

 condition or fat, have very broad, level backs; smooth, 



