. WENSLEYDALE RAM, TEN YEARS OLD. profitable than the smaller pure, black-faces. It is valued for its fleece which has a peculiar curl, called pirls, these being really twists of a corkscrew shape, and which in manu- facturing tend to felt in the goods, giving a very firm and tough cloth used for the hardest wear. The fieece is rather open, long in staple, and wastes but little as compared with the fleece of other sheep in the scouring. This peculiarity of the fleece is extended over the whole of the body, including the head and between the eyes and round the ears; the belly is well covered, a
. WENSLEYDALE RAM, TEN YEARS OLD. profitable than the smaller pure, black-faces. It is valued for its fleece which has a peculiar curl, called pirls, these being really twists of a corkscrew shape, and which in manu- facturing tend to felt in the goods, giving a very firm and tough cloth used for the hardest wear. The fieece is rather open, long in staple, and wastes but little as compared with the fleece of other sheep in the scouring. This peculiarity of the fleece is extended over the whole of the body, including the head and between the eyes and round the ears; the belly is well covered, as well as the scrotum and down the legs, with downy wool. There is a conspicuous absence of hair in the fleece, which is considered as an objectionable feature by the breeders. The head is of good size, indicating a strong constitution, and is carried high on a strong neck, giving the sheep a
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