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duction. Neither are they so good in lamb production or in 

 the strength and vigor of the lambs produced as some of the 

 other breeds. They are dark brown or mouse-colored in 

 face and on legs. 



Dorset Horned. The Dorsets drop lambs in the fall. On 

 this account they can have lambs twice a year and the fall 



FIG. 43. Cotswold ewe. One of the long-wooled breeds. (Hildebrand.) 



lambs can be finished as hothouse lambs for the holiday trade. 

 This breed is good in milk flow and produces good lambs. 

 Both sexes among Dorsets have horns. These grow spirally 

 on the side of the head. The sheep are white in face and on 

 legs. They are not so well covered with wool as most other 

 breeds. 



Other Breeds. The Hampshire Down breed is much like 

 the Shropshire and the Oxford breeds. The Cheviot is a white- 



