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is more nearly a cosmopolitan than any of the other mutton breeds ; 

 exportations have been made from its native home to all of the 

 leading sheep countries and to many others of lesser importance. 

 In the farm flocks of the United States and Canada there is more 

 Shropshire blood than that of any other breed; it has also been 

 widely .distributed over the range regions of these countries. In 

 England the members of the Shropshire Sheep Society have coop- 

 erated dn malving their breed prominent, chiefly by making large 

 and attractive displays of their sheep at the leading shows. The 

 volumes published yearly since the organization of the society con- 

 tain much interesting material concerning the breed. .The American 

 Shropshire Society, organized in 1884, is the largest separate sheep 

 society in the world. It also publishes an annual volume (Fig. 76). 



QUESTIONS 



1. In what direction and about how far is the native home of the Shrop- 



shire from that of the Southdown? 



2. Contrast the method of developing the Shropshire with that of de- 



veloping the Southdown. 



3. When were Shropshires first recognized as a distinct breed at the Eoyal 



Show of England? 



4. Compare a typical Shropshire with a typical Southdown. 



5. What properties of the Shropshire have had an influence on its dis- 



tribution ? 

 0. Discuss the prolificacy of the Shropshire. 



