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BREEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS 



flocks, produce a liberal clipping of good wool, and give a 

 mutton carcass of fair quality. Rams of this breed weigh 

 from 170 to 185 pounds and may be either horned or horn- 

 less. The ewes are hornless and should weigh from 

 140 to 165 pounds. Individuals, both male and female, 

 may run much heavier than these weights. 



THE MEDIUM WOOL BREEDS 



The Shropshire. — The Shropshire is the most popular 

 of the English breeds of sheep and is found not only in 

 England, the United States, and Canada in large numbers, 

 but wherever the influence of British agriculture is felt. 

 The sheep are valuable for the mutton which they yield, 

 and their heavy clippings of medium wool. So well de- 

 veloped are both these characters in this breed, that Shrop- 

 shire are often called dual purpose sheep. The rams 



Fig. 46. — Shropshire ram. 



