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of cleaning the sheep barn. Some state that they would rather 

 keep adding fresh bedding and not remove the litter from the 

 time the sheep go into the winter quarters in the fall until 

 turned to pasture in the spring. Their chief objection to remov- 



FiG. 153. — Leicester Yeahlino Ewe. 



The Leicester breed of sheep developed in Leicester county, England. The 

 breed is noted for the production of mutton and wool. In weight, the rams 

 average 225 pounds and the ewes 175 pounds. This breed produces a fine 

 grade of long wool, the wool averaging 6 to 10 inches in length and the fleece 

 5 to 10 pounds in weight. 



ing the litter is the foul odor and the annoyance occasioned the 

 sheep at the time the litter is removed. There are others, how- 

 ever, who insist that the sheep barn should be cleaned out just 



