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<jular and considerate methods of keeping sheep. This breed has 

 been introduced into every State of the Union, and several flocks of 



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them are kept in California. The illustration here given is a very 

 accurate representation of this sheep. 



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This breed is the most popular of all of this class of cross-bred 

 sheep. Its face and legs are black and its frame is large and broad. 

 These sheep were introduced into Virginia forty years ago and 



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although the pure race has melted away, it has left its traces widely 

 spread among the native sheep. More recently a large number of 

 them has been imported, and they have done well, especially for cross- 



