388 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
some of which went to near Albany, New York. From 
the early Peters flock, these sheep spread into Georgia 
and South Carolina, and were common in the South be- 
fore the Civil War, which nearly exterminated them. 
More recently Roundtree, of Indiana, has been a leading 
promoter of the breed. There are several flocks in Indi- 
ana and Ohio. In 1876, an American Tunis Sheep Breed- 
ers’ Association was organized. 
The Tunis as a mutton sheep has met with much favor. 
The lambs fatten early, and as the ewes will breed at 
various seasons they have been used to raise lambs for 
the Christmas market. Cross-bred lambs are popular, 
as they are easily and quickly fattened and yield mutton 
of an excellent quality. As a wool-producer, the Tunis 
does not rank high. The color is objectionable, and the 
weight of the fleece is only six to eight pounds. 
478. Wensleydale sheep (Fig. 80). By John A. 
Craig. — Being included among the lowland breeds, these 
_ sheep have the characteristics 
most common to sheep of 
that class, namely, large size, 
with long wool, thereby at- 
taining heavy weights of 
both careass and fleece. The 
Wensleydale is an upstanding 
sheep, similar to the Leices- 
Fic. 80.— Wensleydale ram. ter in some respects, but 
with more style. The face 
and skin are of a bluish tinge, and this characteristic is 
encouraged, while in nearly all the other breeds a pink 
skin is sought, and the bluish tinge considered undesir- 
able. The wool of these sheep is peculiar in that it is 
unusually lustrous, and is very wavy or full of “ pirls,” 
