. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE MUTTON BREEDS OF SHEEP 349 of Teviotdale are we indebted for the first improvements in tlie breed. The monks of Melrose liad large flocks, which were dispersed in the border fields. It was not till about 1750 that the border farmer ga^'e much attention to the breed or accomplished anythino- in its imi)rovement. Cheviots were taken to Canada early in the nineteenth century. In 1S3S, Robert Young, of Delhi, New York, made an importation, followed four years later by other importations to the same county. In , they were imp
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE MUTTON BREEDS OF SHEEP 349 of Teviotdale are we indebted for the first improvements in tlie breed. The monks of Melrose liad large flocks, which were dispersed in the border fields. It was not till about 1750 that the border farmer ga^'e much attention to the breed or accomplished anythino- in its imi)rovement. Cheviots were taken to Canada early in the nineteenth century. In 1S3S, Robert Young, of Delhi, New York, made an importation, followed four years later by other importations to the same county. In , they were imported into Wisconsin by T. J. Carmichael. Sul^se- quent imi)ortations have been made, but the breed did not make much progress in America prior to 18SI). 419. Description. — The Cheviot is of medium size, hornless, face and legs white, the body closely covered with wool of a soft fiber akin to the Down wools ; but un- like the Downs, which are always likely to have more or less of a gray tinge to the wool, the Cheviot gives a pure white wool (Fig. 70). The head is bold and broad, ^^^^ ram. and the fleece of snowy white- ness comes close up, forming almost a ruff about the face. The ribs are flatter than in either the Southdown or the Highland. It is a very active, hardy animal, with a bright eye and erect cars. Unfortunately it has a tend- ency to scatter ratlier than flock together. 420. Uses of Cheviot sheep. — The Cheviot is remark- ably hardy, and can live on very poor grazing ; but, never- theless, it must have grass of some kind, and with it needs little else. It yields a good class of well-marbled mutton, that is not too fat and dresses a carcass of good Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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