MODS UN SHEEP: BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



after being shorn as lambs, when they cut 3 Ib. or over, the ewes 

 cut from 12 to 14 Ib. 



" 'For producing chilled or frozen mutton with Merinos they 

 are excellent, being full of high-class lean flesh. They are a 

 prolific breed, the lambs come with strength, and the ewes are 

 good mothers. 



" 'If fat lambs are required, they can be had from 36 to 40 

 Ib. each at 10 to 12 weeks; while for fat hoggets, they are killed 

 at from 18 to 24 Ib. per quarter, and old ewes up to 50 Ib. per 

 quarter.' 



"The Devon Lohgwool ram should have a well developed head, 

 covered with wool; a clean and striking countenance, and promi- 

 nent eye; strong, well set neck; the body symmetrical and deep, 

 on short well formed legs; the skin should be a rich pink color; 

 the face white, and the nose a full black; the ears a fair length, 

 with black spots on them ; the belly and purse should be well cov- 

 ered with wool, and the fleece, breech and shoulders, included, to 

 be of one quality of rich curly wool, with long soft staple and 

 thick in the skin. 



"The Devon breeders have at last recognized the value of a 

 flock book, and it now only remains for colonists to try these sheep 

 to find them second to none. 



"The principal sales are held at Taunton, Tiverton, Exeter, 

 Dulverton and Barnstaple, in the month of July/' 



A short time ago the Duke of Devonshire presented a fine 

 Devon Longwool ram to one of the English crack regiments as 

 a regimental mascot. 



WENSLEYDALES. 



Wensleydales are known under the name of the "Bluefaced 

 Wensleydale" and the "Wensleydale Longwool," both having asso- 

 ciations to champion their cause. There is little doubt but what 

 these are practically one and the same breed. The origin of the 

 "Wensleydale Blueface" is a good deal similar to that of the 

 Lincoln, since it is a branch of the old Teeswater sheep, from 

 which the Lincoln is said to have descended. It is noted for its 

 early maturing qualities and is a breed of great hardihood, and 

 activity, and particularly well adapted for. the stormy weather 

 peculiar to the north of England. The Wensleydale Blueface was 

 very much improved by the introduction of Leicester blood about 

 half a century ago. This breed was recently introduced into this 

 country by the Wyoming Experiment Station and is a breed that 

 will no doubt prove satisfactory here. The following are the points 

 of the "Wensleydale Blueface/' as given in the flock book of the 

 breed's association: 



"The wool is bright and lustrous, of a flat staple of medium 

 breadth and good length, each staple curled or pirled out to the 



