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They are a pure Merino, generally fine-wooled ; but not as heavy shear¬ 
ers as the American Merino. The few that have been imported are in the 
hands of some of our best breeders, and it will not be long before their 
merits will be tested. 
Coarse-Wooled Sheer. —There are many varieties of coarse-wooled 
sheep. But in this country they are principally known as the common, 
the long-wooled and short-wooled kinds. 
The Long-wooled are principally of the Bakewell, or perhaps more 
properly the Cotswold and Leicester breeds. They are a large sheep, with 
coarse, long wool. Their great value is as a mutton sheep, and from 
their tendency to early maturity, and the ease of fattening them, they 
are amonof the most valuable breeds for the shambles. Their treatment 
is essentially different in many respects from that of the fine-v T ooled kinds. 
The Short-wooled include the common and the South Down. Of the 
Common sheep little need be said, as they are fast disappearing in other 
kinds. 
The South Down is also eminently a mutton sheep, and as such well 
worth the attention of those who find mutton more profitable than wool. 
The wool of this kind is not as valuable as that of the other variety. 
These are all the distinct breeds which are found in our countrv, and 
they are mixed in every possible degree. 
SUMMER MANAGEMENT. 
The key to the successful management of sheep is found in good keep¬ 
ing and care. It matters little what breed a man has, if he be negligent 
in attention to them. No animal better repays care—none sooner be¬ 
comes unprofitable by neglect. If you wish sheep to winter well, they 
must be well summered. If you wish for heavy fleeces, you must begin 
in the summer, even before the sh£ep are shorn. To have them healthy— 
and without health they are of little use—they must have dry land 
pasturage, not rank, but short and sweet. While cattle delight in a 
rank growth of grass, sheep want it fresh but not high ; and on artificial 
pastures just enough should be kept to keep the grass from a strong and 
rank growth, but not so many as to keep the sward bare. The number 
to the acre can be best determined by the locality. They should have 
