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JUDGING SHEEP 



mutton production. The constitution is well developed, as 

 indicated by the strong chest development. The breed is 

 especially suited to low or rolling lands. 



FIG. 179. Suffolk ewe. 



Tunis. The Tunis breed is not widely distributed in 

 America. The origin is unknown; however, it has existed 

 in Tunis for several centuries. The breed is polled generally 

 and characterized by a brownish color about the face and 

 legs, the head being bare of wool from the forehead down 

 and likewise the legs below the knees and hocks. The fleece 

 is quite fine in quality, fairly compact, and averages about 

 three to four inches in length. The color varies consider- 

 ably. In some specimens the color of the fleece is white, 

 while in others there is a reddish cast, and in still others, 

 reddish fibers intermixed with the white. 



