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says of this breed: "If there is a breed of sheep that should be 

 tried in its pure state in our western states it is the Kerry Hill 

 breed, as it is an excellent mutton sheep, an excellent wool sheep, 

 very hardy, and just the sheep for our western ranches." The 

 Wyoming Experiment station has imported or will import in the 

 immediate future some of these sheep through the gentleman to 

 whom reference is made in the above quotation. A well-known 

 breeder of this breed some time ago made an experiment by way of 

 proving their hardihood. He sent some Cheviots and Blackface 

 Tweedale sheep to a farm with the idea of trying if they would 

 do better than the Kerry Hill on that farm. These sheep came 



Kerry Hill Ewes. Property of Mr. J. Venables, England. 



from the Scotch mountains, which are much higher, rougher and 

 bleaker than any section of the Kerry Hills. They were kept un- 

 der the same condition as the Kerry Hills, had the same rations 

 and treatment at all times, but they never did so well or proved as 

 profitable, and after f^ur years' trial they were given up. The 

 English Farmer -and btockbreeder recently had the following to 

 say of this hardy breed: 



"This breed is rapidly growing in public favor. Some eight or 

 nine years ago the breeders formed themselves into a society, and 

 as an instance of its growth we would point to the last meeting 

 of the Welsh National Agricultural Society, where the exhibits of 

 Kerry Hill sheep far exceeded those of any other breed. The ewes 

 are very hardy and extraordinary sucklers, and f^>r the fat lamb 

 trade have proved highly successful. The experiments in fat lamb 



