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with these small worms, digestion is greatly interfered with, the 

 lamb looks dejected, the skin loses its pink color, the wool appears 



Fig. 154. — Cotswold Ram. Owned by F. W. Harding, Waukesha, Wis. 



The Cotswold, a native of England, is noted for the production of both mutton 

 and wool. The animals are rather large, rams averaging 250 pounds and the 

 ewes over 200 pounds. The breed is noted for the production of very long 

 wool of fine quality. The wool averages 10 to 14 inches in length and 6 to 10 

 pounds in weight. This breed is extremely popular in the United States. 



