. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. CHEVIOT SHEEP. 109 " The Cheviot Hills aie a part of that extensive and ele- vated range which extends from Gallovyay through Northum- berland into Cumberland and Westmoreland, occupying a space of from 150 to 200 square miles. The
. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. CHEVIOT SHEEP. 109 " The Cheviot Hills aie a part of that extensive and ele- vated range which extends from Gallovyay through Northum- berland into Cumberland and Westmoreland, occupying a space of from 150 to 200 square miles. The majority of them are pointed like cones; their sides are smooth and steep, and their bases are nearly in contact with each other The soil, except on the very top, is fertile; and from the base to the summit of most of them there is, an unbroken md rich ^^'H^mM THE CHEVIOT RAM. " On the upper part of that hill in Northumberland, which is properly termed the Cheviot, a peculiar and most valuable breed of sheep is found. They have been there almost from time immemorial. Tradition says that they came from the border districts of Scotland; but they are totally diifer- ent from the black-faced sheep, and bear no resemblance to the original dun-faced Scottish sheep. How two breeds, so otally different from each other, came to inhabit the neigh- 10. 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 Morrell, Luke A. New York : Harper & Brothers
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