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BRITISH BREEDS. 



A portion of the soil is poor and sandy, but very much of 

 the marsh affords a superabundance of rich and valuable 

 pasture for sheep. A long-wooled and highly profitable 

 breed of sheep has been kept on these reclaimed lands 

 from time immemorial, and which has undergone but partial 

 change, until within a few years. 







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ROMNEY MARSH RAM. 



" The pure Romney Marsh breed of sheep arc distin- 

 guished by thickness and length of head, a broad forehead 

 with a tuft of wool upon it, a long, thick neck and carcase. 

 They are flat-sided, have a sharp chine, and tolerably wide 

 on the loin, have the breast narrow and not deep, and fore- 

 quarter not heavy nor full. The thigh full and broad, the 

 belly large and tabby, the tail thick, long, and coarse ; the 

 legs thick, with large feet ; the wool long, and not fine ; they 

 have much internal fat, and are great favorites with the 

 butcher. They have much hardihood ; they bear their cold 



