EXERCISES 151 



EXERCISES 



1. What breeds of sheep have black or dark faces? Dark 

 legs ? Covered faces ? Bare faces ? 



2. How do you distinguish a Hampshire from a Southdown? 



3. What are the essential points of difference between an 

 Oxford and a Cotswold? 



4. Arrange some scheme of classification by which you 

 will be able to distinguish the various breeds of sheep on sight. 



5. What are the principal breeds of sheep raised in your 

 locality? 



HOME PROJECT 



When lambs are less than four weeks old, select and mark 

 two that are apparently the best mutton types and two of the 

 poorest for this purpose. Weigh all four animals every two 

 weeks and keep records of their growth as a test of your judg- 

 ment in selecting young stock. 



