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progress in the United States. They are the result of a cross between 
the New Leicester and Cotswold, the latter blood being in excess. 
However they may be regarded in England, and they are regarded highly, 
they have not become popular in the West, as against the Cotswold. 
On the preceding page, wo give a cut of a New Oxfordshire ewe, to 
close the subject of improved long wools in the United States as era* 
bracing the more prominent breeds. 
VI. Middle-Wooled Sheep. 
The Black-faced Scotch Highland sheep are small, active and docile 
when we consider that they are a purely mountain race. They stand 
great hardship, and work kindly in large flocks, subsisting on scanty faro 
when necessary. Hence they may be valuable in cold and mountain 
regions of the United States, for crossing on other breeds. They have 
open hairy fleeces, and black faces, weigh to average 65 pounds, and will 
shear about 3 pounds of clean wool. Their mutton is of most excellent 
quality, and crossed on larger breeds their fleeces 17111 go to 6 or 8 pounds 
and their live w r eight to 128 pounds for wethers. 
A Shbopshibe Lamb. 
VE Cheviot Sheep. 
This is another mountain breed that has been introduced, to a small 
extent in the United States. Their fleeces however, are too coarse for 
carding wool. They are less hardy than the black-faced highlands, but 
