70 THE CHEVIOT. 



Heavy bone 8 points 



Small, sharp foot 10 points 



Length of staple, one year's growth three inches .... 8 points 



Density of fleece 8 points 



Darkish coat on top 5 points 



Opening up white 5 points 



Good flow of white oil 5 points 



Good crimp in staple 5 points 



Perfection 10.0 points 



]VIountatn Breeds. 



Of these breeds we shall only take special notice of two, 

 viz., the Cheviot and the Herdwick, — the first named breed 

 claiming more particular notice, importations of them having 

 been freely made to the United States. The Herdwick can be 

 taken as a type of other mountain breeds, of which there -are 

 quite a number, dift'ering only one from the other in name, 

 possessing, all more or less, the same general characteristics. 



Cbe Cheviot. 



Takes its name from the hills which it' has grazed over for a 

 period of centuries. They are a hardy sheep, fitted to thrive on 

 scanty pastures, and contend with the climatic changes so 

 prevalent in their native hills. Beyond a doubt their present 

 existence has largely been due to the law of "survival of the 

 fittest," they being the one breed out of many others which fre- 

 quented the same district which withstood the test of time, not 

 only having held their own, but spreading out, obtaining foot- 

 hold in manv localities other than their native hills. 



