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on coarse fare. It has a black and white or mottled face and legs, 

 a topnot of coarse wool on the forehead, small, short ears, broad 

 back and shoulders, and a very long fleece of loose, curly and very 

 shaggy wool, sometimes running very kempy. The staple runs 



from 15 to 18 inches long. It is one of the most active of all 

 breeds. It is celebrated for its mutton, the finest in quality found 

 in Great Britain, with perhaps the single exception of the Welsh 

 Mountain. Scotch mutton is quoted the highest in price of any in 

 the Smithfield meat market. The heather it lives on in its native 

 home gives the flesh a gamey flavor. 



