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PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



Cheviot sheep are the best grazers, having been well 

 trained to this in their native land the Cheviot hills, be- 

 tween England and Scotland. 



FIG. 180. Dorset sheep making mutton on pasture, a horned breed of the medium 

 wool type. (From Cornell Countryman.) 



FIG. 181. Dorset ewes and their winter lambs. This is a good breed for the 

 production of winter or "hot-house" lambs. 



The Dorset breed (Figs. 180, 181) is much used for the 

 production of early or winter lambs for the city markets. 

 The "hot-house" lamb industry, as this is called, is a rather 

 new and special line of the sheep industry in America. 



Fine Wooled Sheep. This is the Merino group. Their 

 wool is very fine in quality and the fleeces much heavier 



