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BREEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS 



with some of the medium wool breeds to good advantage. 

 They are not good rustlers, neither are they good grazers, 

 nor hardy. They were imported into this country at an 

 early date and have received much improvement at the 

 hands of American breeders. 



Fig 55 — Cotswold ram 



The Cotswold. — The Cotswold is one of the oldest breeds 

 of English sheep. They are a heavy breed, the mature rams 

 weighing not less than 250 pounds, and the ewes not less 

 than 200 pounds. They are easily distinguished from the 

 other long wool breeds by the locks of wool which hang 

 down over their faces. The fleece is very long and hangs 

 from the body in ringlets. They are quite hardy and do well 

 on good pasture land. Their bodies are compact and they 

 fatten readily, but the mutton is not of the best quality. 



