MODERN SHEEP : BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



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which in many cases had long hairs growing amongst the wool 

 which cover and shelter it but early in June the wool was pulled 

 off, leaving the long hairs, which sheltered the young wool and 

 contributed to keep the animal warm and comfortable. 



The author feels very much honored, and at the same time 

 indebted, to the British Board of Agriculture and Fisheries for 

 the following interesting description of the sheep of the Shetland 

 Islands : 



Shetland Sheep. 



"The sheep kept in the Shetland Islands include, in addition 

 to the' native breed, the Cheviot, Blackfaced and Leicester and 

 crosses between Shetland ewes and these breeds. The pure Shet- 

 land is a small sheep having an average weight when fat of about 

 30 pounds. It has a handsome head, prominent eyes, a thick, 

 short body, supported by clean, deer-like les^s; the tail is short, 

 about four inches in length, and pointed. Being very hardy this 

 sheep can gather a living where the larger breeds cannot subsist. 

 The color varies very greatly from white to black, including brown, 

 grey and necked, that is black or dark with white spots, and the 



