LESSON TWENTY-THREE 
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RACES OF SHEEP 
. The Merino. 
Rambouillet. 
The Dorset breed. 
. Southdown. 
. Shropshire. 
. Hampshire. 
. Oxford Down. 
Suffolk. 
. Cheviot. 
. Leicester, 
. Lincoln. 
. Cotswold. 
. Romney Marsh. 
. Black-Faced Highland. 
. Persian lamb fur. 
Note to the Teacher.—The obvious purpose of this les- 
son is to describe the leading breeds of sheep and to 
point out the leading qualities of each. 
that the distinctive characteristics of each breed be 
learned and remembered by the student. 
breeds were at one time in most demand, but in recent 
years the mutton types have grown in popularity. Ask 
the members of the class to bring samples of wool to the 
school for purposes of comparison. 
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It is desirable 
The fine wool 
