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THE CHEVIOT. 



The Cheviot breed of sheep has been well-known 

 in Scotland for more than two hundred years. It 

 is considered in that country as a mountain sheep, 



PLATE 85. Cheviot ram lamb winning first prize at the International 

 1910; shown by F. L. Postle and Son, Ohio. 



for no hill seems too high for it to climb. It is 

 very hardy, alert and active. Its appearance and 

 movement are very attractive. It is best suited foi 

 rough, hilly land, which cannot be utilized for 

 other farm animals. In the writer's observation, 

 it thrives far better on hilly land than on the lower 

 bottom land. 



