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tirely foreign to the innocent, peaceful nature of 

 the sheep. 



The writer feels deeply indebted to Messrs. F. B. 

 Morrison, J. C. Marquis, and W. A. Sumner for 

 their assistance in the preparation of this work, 

 and also to the American Sheep Breeder for furnish- 

 ing some of the photographs of prize winners. 



