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imported a flock of 19 to New York, near Albany, for which he 

 paid $i 10 each. This same year Erastus Corning and Mr. Sotham 

 made two large importations of a crossbred Cotswold-New Leicester 

 sheep from the Hewer flock at North Leach, Gloucestershire. 

 Along in the early forties there were a number of Cotswold flocks 

 in the Atlantic coast states, where they met with favor if on the 



FIG. 297. A Cotswold ram, champion at the 1916 Ohio State Fair. Unless pro- 

 tected by a covering, the curly foretop of the Cotswold is worn off, as in this case. 

 From photograph by the author 



more fertile lands. With the depreciation of Merino values about 

 1870-1875, Cotswold and other mutton sheep grew in favor, 

 and considerable flocks were imported and developed in the 

 Mississippi Valley. 



Characteristics of the Cotswold. The head of the Cotswold is 

 a distinguishing feature, being hornless, somewhat long, usually 

 white but frequently slightly mixed or spotted with gray or brown, 

 is dark at the nostrils, broad between muzzle and eyes, having a 



