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TUNIS GOOD MUTTON SHEEP 



Figure 7 — Tunis sheep are called fat-tailed sheep because they 

 have broad, fleshy tails, sometimes six inches across. They 



come from Tunis, in 

 northern Africa. They 

 "are noted as mutton 

 producers and the ewes 

 will mate twice a year. 

 This makes them valu- 

 able in producing win- 

 ter and early lambs. 

 J>oth sexes are hornless, 

 have faces and legs bare 

 of wool and covered 

 with yellovv -brown hair. 

 Tunis sheep are fair 



Fig. 7 — Tunis Ranri, ov/ned by Chas. Round- 

 tree, Crawf ordsville, Ind. 



wool producers, shear- 

 ing from five pounds 

 up of medium combing wool. 



Tunis sheep are not as numerous in the I nited States as the 

 breeds heretofore described, although tlicir value as mutton pro- 

 ducers is generally well known. 



The Long Wool Breeds 



Figure 8 — The Cotswold came from the hills of England and 

 is one of the largest 

 breeds. They have a re- 

 markable upstanding and 

 stylish appearance with 

 a good multon carcass. 

 The face and legs are 

 white. Cotswolds arc 

 heavy shearers. The 

 wool is very long and 

 grows in ringlets with a 

 long forelock hanging 

 over the face. 



Cotswold blood has 

 been extensively used b> 

 western range men. ^''^- ^~'^°''"^°'GfZt^ni^'"wis^'' '"^"^ '"'"°^'^- 



