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Shropshire, but are of a lighter brown and have less wool on the 

 forehead. The Oxford Downs are large and heavy and are good 

 wool producers. They are good feeders and are quite prolific. 



The Cheviot. The home of the Cheviots is in the hills in the 

 border country between England and Scotland, and they were 

 brought to the United States, in 1838, by Robert Youngs of 

 Delhi, New York. They have polled heads covered with short, 

 fine, white hair. The lips and nostrils are black, or nearly so, 

 while the ears and legs are white and comparatively free from 

 wool. The Cheviot compares favorably with the Shropshire in 

 size, and it ranks high as a mutton producer. Its wool is used for 

 making cheviot cloth. The Cheviot breed is very hardy and very 

 prolific. 



Long-wooled Breeds. The Leicester sheep are natives of Leices- 

 ter County, Eng- 

 land, and their in- 

 troduction into this 

 country dates back 

 as early as 1800. 

 They are somewhat 

 large, and have long 

 wool of white color. 

 The head is covered 

 with soft, white 

 hair, the face is of 

 medium length, the 

 neck is short, the 

 legs are long, and 

 the breast is quite 

 prominent. The 

 Leicesters produce 



an excellent grade of long wool, but they rank low as mutton 

 producers. 



The Lincoln Breed. The home of the Lincoln breed is in 

 Lincoln County, England, and the introduction of these sheep 

 into the United States took place over a century ago. The 

 Lincoln sheep are white, and they have large hornless heads, 

 large broad ears, broad level back, and firm flesh. They have 



Lincoln. 



