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ive and cannot hope to do much in the showring. 

 For example, a Cheviot true to type has an erect 

 ear, an alert manner, a way of carrying its head. A 

 flock of Cheviots that lacked this erect ear, this 

 sprightliness of look and carriage, would fail very 

 much in type and would not be attractive. Types 





A RAMBOUILLET RAM. 



change as ideals change. The Shropshire has under- 

 gone a notable evolution within 20 years, has de- 

 creased somewhat in scale, has gained in compact- 

 ness, in covering, in beauty. The shepherd should 

 study type so as to know what the correct ideal is 

 for his own especial breed and then choose his ram 

 to help him fix that type. 



