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black, to black and white speckled, many having a 

 big white star on the forehead. The legs are short, 

 carrying a blocky, well-proportioned body. The 

 wool on this breed is very long, hanging nearly to 

 the ground when of a full year's growth. The fleece 



PLATE 96. First prize and champion Blackfaced Highland ram at 

 the Scottish Shows, 1909. Courtesy of the American Sheep Breeder 



is very coarse in fiber, however, and is generally 

 used for the same purpose as that of the other long 

 wool breeds; namely, the manufacture of the 

 coarser kinds of woolen goods such as carpets or 

 rugs. This breed has a very strong and robust con- 

 stitution, which is necessary because of its native 

 environment in the mountains. The Black-faced 



