48 Sheep-Farming 



regarded as a combination sheep, as usually found it 

 is really better developed as a wool-producer than as 

 a producer of mutton. There are no breeders that 

 select more for mutton than for wool, and many base 

 their selections upon fleece to a much greater extent 

 than upon form. Because of this lack of uniformity 

 in the standards of the breeders, the flocks may differ 

 considerably, but the principle of giving equal stress 

 to fleece and form is being more generally accepted. 



