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THE LONK. 



The Lonk bheep is a native of the wet hill districts of East 

 Lancashire, West and South West Yorkshire and North West 

 Derbyshire. It resembles the Blackface, but is longer in the leg 

 and longer and bigger in body and head. The face is black with 

 clear white markings, a deep strong jaw and a Roman nose. The 

 set of the horn of the ram is rather different from that of the 

 Blackface, being more on edge, and the wool comes closer up to the 

 horn, but the face and legs should be free from wool, except a 

 small tuft on the forehead and a little fringe on the back of the 

 hind leg. The tail is rough and long, almost touching the ground. 

 It has a closer, finer and heavier fleece than the Scotch sheep, but 

 | is not quite so hardy. 



The ewes generally remain out on the open hills except at lambing 



I time and in very rough weather when, if possible, they are brought 



I down to the lower hill grazings, and a little hay is given if 



j absolutely necessary. Lambing takes place in the enclosed pastures 



and meadows. 



Ewe lambs and any wether lambs that are to be kept on for 

 shearlings are usually sent for the first winter into the lowlands of 

 Lancashire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. A great number of wether 

 lambs are sold fat in August and September, the remainder run 

 on till the following autumn and produce exceptionally fine lean 

 carcases of about 60 to 80 Ib, The draft ewes are sold to go to 

 lower farms where they are crossed with either Longwool or Down 

 rams. Weusleydales and Leicesters are the commonest crosses, but 

 Hampshires and Oxfords have also been tried with good results. 



The Lonk Sheep Breeders' Association and Flock Book Society 

 brought out the first volume of the Lonk Sheep Flock Book in 19U5. 



THE ROUGH FELL SHEEP. 



The Rough Fell Sheep, one of the hardiest of the Black-faced 



breeds is found in considerable numbers on the moors and hills of 



j Is 1 orth West Yorkshire, parts of Westmorland and adjoining 



districts. It is smaller than the Lonk, its wool is stronger and 



coarser and altogether it is more like the unimproved variety of the 



\ Scotch Blackface. The face may be black with or without white 



markings, but a black face with grey muzzle is preferred. In 



other characteristics and in the conditions to which it is subjected 



[the breed closely resembles the Scotch Blackface. Being extremely 



j'hardy and good milkers, the ewes produce excellent cross-lambs by 



f Long-wool rams when brought down to lowland pasture, the favourite 



|cross being that with the Wensleydale. 



No Flock Book is kept. 



THE SWALEDALE. 



The Swaledale is a valuable hardy mountain breed kept on the 

 hills adjoining the dale and extending westward to the Pennines 

 fiind into Westmorland. 



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