Cheviot ram, SANDY WALKER; winner of first prize at Edinburgh, Morpeth, 

 and the H. and A. S. Show, Dumfries, 1895. Bred by and property of John 

 Elliott, Hindhope, Jedburgh, Scotland. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE CHEVIOT SHEEP 



|*HIS BKEED. a native of the Cheviot mountains and the most common sheep of 

 Scotch borders has been known on the hills of Scotland for more than 200 years. 

 To thrive under the conditions of their nativity they must naturally possess 

 unusual activity with strong constitutions. The modern type exemplifies this fact 

 as it is that of a sheep blocky in body and deep, with short legs. The face is bare 

 of wool from the ears forward without any appearance of horns and pure white, as 

 on all other regions of the body excepting the immediate vicinity of the nostrils 

 and the hoofs which should be black. Being hardy, active and prolific they have 

 a pertness in look, and activity in movement which is thoroughly characteristic of 

 the brecu. The manner of the sheep is characterized by alertness added to further 

 by a keen face, bright eye and active, fine ears. The chest is deep with the floor of 

 it close to the ground, the girth full, the back rather short but strong, with a deep 

 rib, the hind quarter is low set but well developed from the mutton standpoint. 

 The fleece should bo dense and fine in texture. The breeders are particularly care- 

 ful that the quality of the fleece should be even throughout and free from kernp or 

 dead hairs and especially fill the hand well. As constitution is eminently desirable 

 In these sheep the evidences of this should be strikingly shown in type s.nd tern 

 perameut. See official scale of points, page 139. 



