64 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA 



the best foundation for a flock of producing winter 

 lambs. 



THE MOUNTAIN BREEDS. 



CHEVIOTS. 



The Cheviot is classed as a mountain breed, of 

 which there are a number in England and Scotland, 

 natives of the hill regions. The Cheviot is from the 

 Cheviot hills in southern Scotland and northern 

 England. It is a remarkably hardy, vigorous sheep, 

 standing erect and alert, on strong legs, carrying 

 excellent mutton, and a fine fleece of good wool 

 rather fine for a mountain breed. There is scarcely 

 anywhere a prettier sheep than the Cheviot. It has 

 such an air of interest and intelligence and seems so 

 wideawake. The Cheviots have displaced the hardier 

 Black-faced breed in all the lower and richer parts 

 of Scotland, though in the colder and more heathery 

 portions this ancient breed still holds its own. 



The Cheviot has a place in our land. It is well 

 adapted to grass farms, to hill regions and wher- 

 ever sheep are required to make good mutton large- 

 ly from pasture. 



Naturally the higher and cooler regions are best 

 adapted to this sheep. The breed is quite well rep- 

 resented in America and has thriven in many parts 

 of the country. It is in its favor that it is not too 

 large, seeing that fat lambs, not too heavy, are now 

 most in demand. 



It is a most curious indication of the long line of 

 unmixed ancestry of the Cheviot sheep that it is one 



