LONG-WOOLLED SHEEP 171 



long-woolled race which has been differentiated into so 

 many local breeds ; and its value both for home and for 

 export lies not only in its long wool, but in the hardiness 

 which has come from many generations on the bleak 

 uplands. But, like many of the other big breeds, it is 

 now suffering a little from the increasing demand for 

 small and fine joints in the modern diminishing house- 

 holds, moreover it has a reputation for coarseness in the 

 wool to which the practice of " raddling " has perhaps 

 contributed. 



