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old, at which age they are now generally slaughtered. At this ago their 
flesh is tender and juicy, but when carried on until they are older and 
heavier, fat accumulates so unduly in proportion to the lean meat as to 
detract from its palatableness and market value. This fat accumulatioq 
<m mature animals is pretty constant in all the large and improved breeds. 
ttt Cotswold Sheep. 
The Cotswolds were imported into the United States about 1832, emc* 
which time they have been reinforced from time to time by successiTO 
