MUTTON BREEDS. 51 



quite well represented in America and has 

 thriven in many parts of the country. It 

 is in its favor that it is not too large, seeing 

 tliat fat lambs, not too heavy, are now most in 

 demand. 



BLACK-PACES. 



The writer feels that it would cause dis- 

 appointment among his readers if he did not 

 make some mention of this wonderful little 

 Scotch Black-faced highland sheep. In their 

 own land nothing can take their place. They 

 have the instincts of true wild animals. They 

 love the high ])eaks and heathery slopes, and, 

 scenting storms, are led by that same instinct 

 to seek the shelter of the glens. These sheep 

 belong with the lands. They pass with the 

 faiTii from one tenant to the other, when farms 

 change liands. Their love of home is so great 

 that when removed miles away they will often 

 return straight across country to their old 

 haunts, swimming rivers if need be to accom- 

 plish their desire. 



The Black-faced sheep are small, moderately 

 well formed, with coarse, long wool. They make 

 good mutton, which commands in British mar- 

 kets a good price, being thought to have a 

 gamey character. They are a comparatively 

 new breed in Scotland, if we accept tradition, 

 having existed there but about 140 years, From 

 whence they came is a mystery. There are no 

 slieep elsewhere in the world like them, the 

 Lonks and Berdwicks of northern England 

 having most resemblance. They seem to be a 



