A 1921 article on the Herdwick sheep, a hardy breed of the Cumberland, Westmorland and North Lancashire fells in England's Lake District. It covers the origin of the name, breed characteristics, the custom of letting a 'heaf going' flock with the farm, homing instinct, ram letting, lambing, flock marks, mutton and fleece weights. Wool is touched on briefly as coarse, once used for carpets and then of poor market value. Includes photographs of rams, ewes and lambs on the fells.