North Country Cheviot
The North Country Cheviot is a straight development from The Border Cheviot. In 1792, a sheep breeder in Northern Scotland brought 500 Border Cheviots from the south and, through culling and selection, began a program of improvement. They did well on the high hills of Sutherland and the pastures of Caithness, with the result that a larger sheep with much more bone was developed. The rams of this breed have a fairly pronounced Roman nose. Mature rams weigh from 225 to 275 pounds, or more; ewes 120 to 170 pounds.
The North Country Cheviot is not only larger than the Border Cheviot but is also more prolific. Twins are more common than single births. The ewes are good milkers and good mothers, being very attentive to their newborn and readily claiming all lambs.
-- "Sheep Raising in Canada", W.L.Allen, Canada Department of Agriculture, 1969.
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