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adaptable and popular breed of sheep in this country. It 

 is chiefly characterized by the wooling of the head and legs 

 and by its stylish carriage (Fig. 124) . The Shropshire is 

 intermediate in size> being larger than the Southdown but 

 smaller than the Oxford and Hampshire, the rams weighing 



FIG. 124. A Shropshire ram. 



225 pounds and the ewes 150 to 160 pounds. The form 

 is distinctly mutton, yet less extreme than in the case of 

 the Southdown. The head is completely wooled over 

 with a hood, only the tip of the nose being exposed, which 

 is covered with very heavy, dark brown hair; the ears 

 are rather stubby, but pointed, and covered on the back 



