Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-07-19
The cl,syiot Sheep.


 Prof. c. s. Plumb of the Indiana Ex- 'ment Station recently published a
 Nhlet on the Cheviot sheep, from
 we make the following extracts: , K4Et 300 miles north of London,
 the dividing line between .s2and and Scotland, lies group of 1untains and hills. These are not lgh, ragged, stone. capped noun ms, such as are familiar to the New glander, but rather smooth-faced Itead, covered with grass and vege- ion to their summ5ts. These are Cheviot Hills. Among them a few Q to some height, of which the Chev- at 2,676 feet, and Carter Fell, rising IS feet, are the most prominent lnts. These hills mainly prevail in north part of Northumberland unty, England, and in Roxburg lnty, Scotland. Writing of this re- m in 1796, John Naismyth says the lole Cheyiot region is naked and en, and is now an unbroken con luation of sheep pastures, except ch IElvation as is made for the omsModation of the flock. He tells
 beautiful smooth, low, verdant ls, clusters of fine, smooth knolls vered with sweetest verdure,' and B great range of good pasture of mixed nature Yet, he also writes less fertile parts, which having lain lg neglected, the surface water has eyed on the soil, destroyed the sweet rdure, and brought growth of ,sses in its place. and further. that pon the southwegt of Cheviot. the in top of the ridge is covered with coat of peat earth, in some places ry coarse and miry,' producing va us kinds of moorish herbage."
 Description of the CheViot.-Howard
 Keim describes the sheep as fol- Ws: A CheYiot ram, when arrived matnrity, weighs in good flesh at lst .200 pounds live weight. He has lively carriage, bright eyes and snty of action. His head is of me- lm length, broad between the eyes, III covered with short, fine white 1T. His ears, nicely rounded and not long, should rise erect from the ad-low set or dropping ones are de- led faults, but at the same time they ould not be what are called "hare- gged.' that is, too near each other, that indicates a narrow face, which nerally denotes a narrow body. His SC and nostrils must be black, full d wide open his neck strong and too long; his breast broad and er, with the legs set well apart. His $ must be well sprung and carried III back toward the hook bones, as long weak back is about the worst ult Cheviot can have. His back ast be broad and well covered with ltton; his hind quarters full, straight d kHquare; the tail well hung and eefy fringed with wool. His legs ast stand sQuarely from the body Qf nt hooks, either out or in, and espe- lily the latter. are looked upon as sakness); the bone must be broad d fiat. and all must he covered with ort. hard, white hair. He will grow fleece weighing twelve to fifteen lunds of fairly fine wool, densely own and of equal quality; coarseness the tops of the hooks Is decided emish. The wool should meet the .ir at the ears and cheeks in de- led ruffie; baroness there or at the roat is inadmissible, and it should ow nicely down to the hooks and tees. The breast and belly are also sll covered. The same description, hen modified, will apply to the eve so, which will weigh 150 pounds. ieviots, when in natural state, must ow finer wool, as hard feeding in- mes to make it stronger; but it must stiff and dense and not too short. ne perfect Cheyiot is one which will re and thrive we'll on the hardest sep, and when taken to better ground owe itself equal to the occasion by ow2ng larger and becoming easily tened. The ewes are also great ilkers and very prolific.