MORE IMPORTANT BREEDS OF SHEEP 



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The Dorset Horn breed of sheep has its native home in 

 Dorset and Somerset counties, in southern England. It is, 

 as indicated by its name, a horned breed of sheep, and is 

 of the medium wool class. The color of the hair of head, 

 ears and legs is white. The horns are the striking char- 

 acteristic of this breed, those on the mature rams curving 



Fig. 244. — Dorset Horn ram, owned by Tranquility Farm, New Jersey 

 champion at Oliio State Fair. 



backward and around spirally, being of large size, while 

 those of the female, which are comparatively small, curve 

 outward, down and slightly forward, with the tips rising 

 about level with or slightly above the eyes. This is a 

 medium-sized breed, mature males weighing about 225 

 pounds, and females about 165 pounds. The neck and 

 body of the Dorset Horn tend to be somewhat long, and 



