. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. 258 LIVE-STOCK JUDGING The most common defects noticed among representatives of this breed are a lack of mutton development in fore-. Fig. 127. — A Dorset-horn ram. quarters and spring of rib, and a light fleece that is not evenly distributed. 275. The Cheviot. — Cheviots have been bred for centuries in the Cheviot Hills of the Scotch border, al- though outside this district to which they are native they have received less consideration than some of the other breeds. The Cheviot (Fig. 128) is of medium size, rams weighing 200 pou
. The principles and practice of judging live-stock . Livestock. 258 LIVE-STOCK JUDGING The most common defects noticed among representatives of this breed are a lack of mutton development in fore-. Fig. 127. — A Dorset-horn ram. quarters and spring of rib, and a light fleece that is not evenly distributed. 275. The Cheviot. — Cheviots have been bred for centuries in the Cheviot Hills of the Scotch border, al- though outside this district to which they are native they have received less consideration than some of the other breeds. The Cheviot (Fig. 128) is of medium size, rams weighing 200 pounds, ewes 150 pounds; it has a good mutton form, although hardly equal to that of the Down breeds, and yields an excellent fleece of pure white wool. Digitized by Microsoft®. 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
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