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  Breeds of Livestock - Cheviot Sheep   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Cheviot is a distinctive white-faced sheep, with a wool-free face and legs, pricked ears, fl muzzle and fl feet.
The Cheviot is a long-wool type, hornless and of reasonable frame.
Cheviot wool has a distinctive helical crimp, which gives it that highly desirable resilience.
www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/sheep/cheviot   (440 words)

  
  Cheviot, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cheviot is a city located in west central Hamilton County, Ohio.
Originally a farming community, today Cheviot is a residential suburb of Cincinnati.
Cheviot is located about seven miles (11 km) northwest of downtown Cincinnati, at 39°9'28" North, 84°36'45" West (39.157659, -84.612594)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cheviot,_Ohio   (456 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Cheviot Hills, Los Angeles, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Cheviot Hills is a small residential district on the West Side of Los Angeles, California.
Cheviot Hills is bordered on the west by Rancho Park, on the south by Palms, on the north by Century City, and on the east by Beverlywood.
The district's boundaries are, roughly, Manning Avenue on the west, the Santa Monica Freeway on the south, Pico Boulevard on the north, and Castle Heights Avenue on the east.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cheviot-Hills,-Los-Angeles,-California   (629 words)

  
 Hill Shepherd Border Cheviot Sheep
Cheviots are shorn once a year, usually in the spring before lambing and yield an average of 8 pounds per head.
Cheviots are one of the smaller commercial breeds, weighing between 130 and 200 pounds at maturity.
Cheviot ewes experience few lambing problems, the lambs are vigorous, and ewes are fiercely protective and attentive mothers.
www.hillshepherd.com /sheep.html   (559 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Cheviot Hills (British And Irish Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
Cheviot Hills[chev´Eut, chEv´–] Pronunciation Key, range, c.35 mi (56 km) long, extending along part of the border between Scotland and England.
The highest point is The Cheviot (2,676 ft/816 m).
The Cheviots have been the scene of much border strife.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CheviotH.html   (216 words)

  
 Cheviot History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
They migrated into the Cheviot Hills, which traverse the boundary between England and Scotland, and it is from these hills that they take their name and where their improvement has been so long and carefully studied.
Cheviot wool, which is principally a carding wool, has been used for generations in the making of Scotch Tweed, or rather, Cheviot Tweed.
Thomas Laidler, a shepherd on the Cheviot Hills, wishing to remember his children in America, conceived the idea of sending them something that might be of value as well as an act of kindness.
members.aol.com /culhamef/bcheviots/history.htm   (639 words)

  
 Cheviot pins hopes on wine in a box - Business - Business - smh.com.au
He said Cheviot expected to improve its profits on selling wine in cartons, given it would be sold at the same price as glass bottles but cheaper to package.
Cheviot also said it expected to continue to operate "as a going concern" despite its liabilities exceeding its assets on its balance sheet.
Cheviot declared no dividend and it could be a while before it does.
www.smh.com.au /news/business/cheviot-pins-hopes-on-wine-in-a-box/2006/09/11/1157826874788.html   (588 words)

  
 Historic Railway Tunnel, Cheviot, Yea
At Cheviot, a location about 5 kms from Yea, there is a magnificently built Railway Tunnel, which is well worth the effort or time for the drive off the Highway.
Cheviot station was opened with the line in 1889 as part of the Yea to Molesworth extension.
So rough wooden railed bush tramways came in to Cheviot station yard where the large quantities of timber were transshipped to railway trucks.
www.tourisminternet.com.au /yeatunel.htm   (901 words)

  
 Grayoaks
The Cheviot sheep is a distinctive white-faced sheep, with a wool-free face and legs, pricked ears, fl muzzle and fl feet.
The Cheviot is a versatile, multi-purpose sire, both for a finer, dense woolled first-cross ewe, and for fast maturing, lean prime lambs.
The cheviot ram weighs 75-85 kg and the ewes 50-75 kg.
www.grayoaks.com.au /cheviots.html   (474 words)

  
 Cheviot Hills -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
See Cheviot Hills, California for the suburban area of (A city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States) Los Angeles near (A city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors) Beverly Hills.
The Cheviots are also the last range the (Click link for more info and facts about Pennine Way) Pennine Way passes through when walking south to north.
The terrain is boggy and remote: so remote in fact that two Mountain Refuge huts are situated along the way for those too tired or weather-beaten to continue.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/cheviot_hills.htm   (450 words)

  
 Cheviot, Greater Cincinnati - GoCincinnati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Cheviot is an independent municipality with its governing body being elected from residents of Cheviot.
Cheviot is a stable oasis in a fast-changing world.
At the southwest edge of Cheviot is located the Western Hills-Western Woods major shopping complex, offering a wide variety of choice shopping, including three large supermarkets, branch banks of several important financial institutions and over 125 variety shops.
homefinder.cincinnati.com /communities/west/cheviot.html   (349 words)

  
 Cheviot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Introduced to Australia in 1938, the Cheviot has proved its ability to withstand the cold, wet Winters of Southern Australia, and is a vigorous forager through the hot, dry summers, when feed is scarce.
Cheviot wool is often blended into other yarns to give resilience and durability to the finished article.
Mature body weight for the rams is 160 to 200 pounds (72-90 kg) with the ewes weighing slightly less at 120 to 160 pounds (55-72 kg).
www.kswpa.com /cheviot.htm   (348 words)

  
 Rare Breeds Trust of Australia: Cheviot Sheep
The Cheviot sheep is a very old breed from the English Scottish border region.
The Cheviot is a dual purpose breed, notable for their clean white faces and prick ears.
When 10% Cheviot wool is added to a carpet the quality is increased by 15% or the weight can be reduced by 15% and the same quality retained.
www.rbta.org /cheviot.htm   (778 words)

  
 Cheviot Sheep Breeders Societies and Associations
The North Country Cheviot Breeders Association was formed in 1912 for the purpose of holding shows and sales in Caithness and Sutherland.
The Scotch Half-bred, also known as 'Queen of Sheep', originated in the mid-18th century and is the progeny of the Border Leicester sire and the North Country Cheviot dam.
North Country Cheviots with a high health status are now central to the radically altered enterprise on a Cumbrian upland unit.
www.stackyard.com /pedigree/html/cheviot.html   (129 words)

  
 AAA MINIATURE AND TOY CHEVIOT SHEEP
Three breeds of Cheviot Sheep (North Country, The Hill and The Brecknock) are native to the Cheviot Hills country that form the border country between England and Scotland.
The Cheviot breeds were never accepted well on the western ranges of the U.S. primarily because of their small size and the fact that they do not herd up well, but the miniatures small size makes them the perfect small farm sheep and a great little lawn mower and good, small family pet.
The Brecknock Cheviot sheep are naturally the smallest of the five Cheviot breeds and Miniature Cheviots are mostly of this breed type.
www.toledotel.com /~smokeyvly/S005.htm   (897 words)

  
 Welcome to Cheviot Trees - Growers of forestry, woodland & hedging nursery stock
Suppliers of native trees, shrubs, reeds, grasses and marginal plants to the Forestry, Woodland, Landscape, Amenity and Hedging sectors.
The quality of Cheviot Trees Cell Grown stock is a combination of sound physical traits along with the use of appropriate seed source and provenance.
Cheviot Trees Ltd., Newton Brae, Foulden, Berwick upon Tweed.
www.cheviot-trees.co.uk   (143 words)

  
 Welcome to Cheviot Savings Bank
Cheviot, Ohio — Cheviot Financial Corp (Nasdaq: “CHEV”), parent company of Cheviot Savings Bank, Cheviot, Ohio, reported a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2004 of $692,000, or $.07 per share, compared to net earnings of $394,000 recorded for the three month period ended March 31, 2003.
Cheviot Financial issued a total of 9,918,751 common shares, approximately 44% of which were sold to depositors and members of the general public, culminating in net proceeds from the offering of approximately $42.1 million.
Cheviot Savings Bank was established in 1911 and currently has four full service offices in Hamilton County, Ohio, and one loan production office in Mason, Ohio.
www.cheviotsavings.com /html/news.asp?i=11   (441 words)

  
 cheviot hills : cities : about los angeles : a.m. realty - los angeles, l.a., santa monica, bel air, pacific palisades, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Cheviot Hills is a residential development taken right out from a scene in a movie, it is located among rolling green hills, its streets are lined with trees, and it is only one mile away from Beverly Hills.
Presently, Cheviot Hills is a culmination of five tracts that were each developed by different developers; thus, each tract has its own idiosyncrasies.
The high prices of Cheviot Hills homes have weeded out many young families and first-time buyers; however, long-established residents will rest easy when they decide to sell their homes.
www.amrealtyla.com /about_la/cities/cheviothills.shtml   (504 words)

  
 Cheviot, Ohio OH, city profile (Hamilton County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Cheviot is a city in Hamilton County, in the Cincinnati metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Cheviot was $19,686, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Cheviot, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $387.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=16513   (472 words)

  
 Cheviot Sheep - Cheviot Sheep Society
The Cheviot Hills, from which this breed of sheep gets its name, form the border line between England and Scotland.
The Cheviot Sheep Society was formed in 1890 and is one of the oldest sheep societies in existence.
The Cheviot ewe can be found grazing up to 3,000 feet and is expected to live off the hill throughout the year.
www.cheviotsheep.org /about/breed.html   (274 words)

  
 the sheep trust - breeds
The Cheviot is a white-faced hardy hill sheep, found up to 3,000ft, with a little help expected in severe weather.
The main importance of the Cheviot is for prime lamb production, and has won many carcase competitions due to its outstanding quality, this being based on the ewe, which has a good shoulder and broad back particularly over the loin.
In the Borders farmers selected Cheviot draft ewes for crossing with the Border Leicester to produce the Bluefaced Leicester, a distinct breed of its own by the 1930’s.
www.york.ac.uk /org/cnap/tst/breeds/cheviot.htm   (453 words)

  
 WKRC 12 Cincinnati - Emergency Sirens Silent In Cheviot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Wednesday's siren activation was just a routine test, but some residents in Cheviot did not hear anything, and won't if a real emergency strikes.
But here in Cheviot, all you hear is a faint sound in the distance.
Cincinnati Public Schools warned Cheviot last year it would have to cut power to the siren because of massive renovations at the school.
www.wkrc.com /news/local/story.aspx?content_id=A0DC2721-B4E4-46D5-8297-5CCD83E64588   (479 words)

  
 Sheep Breeders Directory: Breeds/Cheviot
The Miniature Cheviot Sheep Breeders Cooperative - The Miniature Cheviot Sheep Breeders Cooperative was established in 2003 as a resource for breeders of miniature Cheviot sheep.
American Miniature Cheviot Sheep Breeders Association - Pedigrees dating back to 1992;over 600 sheep on record; AMCSBA is the largest association and registry for owners of miniature Cheviot sheep.
Littledale Farm - Purebred North Country Cheviot sheep with Scotish genetics as a result of AI in 1998 and 1999.
www.nebraskasheep.com /directory/Breeds/Cheviot   (1074 words)

  
 CHEVIOT SHEEP
Cheviot sheep are a very old breed that originated in the Cheviot Hills on the border between England and Scotland.
It was these characteristics that led Sir John Sinclair to select the breed to be taken to the North of Scotland in the late 1700s to replace the original sheep of the area.
Today the Cheviot is very much a minority breed in New Zealand mostly farmed as flock sheep to produce rams, for use as terminal sires or to breed cross-bred ewes.
www.rarebreeds.co.nz /cheviot.html   (359 words)

  
 B-H-Cheviot-art
The sheep, brought along as a source of fresh meat, swam ashore and migrated to the Cheviot Hills (Low, p56) From the cross between the local sheep, who probably resembled the Welsh Mountain Sheep, and these Spanish fine-wools, the foundation for the three Cheviot breeds is thought to have formed.
Today the Cheviot breeds are known for their ability to survive and even thrive where other breeds cannot exist.
One of the drawbacks of the Cheviot breeds also seems to be linked to their survivalist nature; they have alert, somewhat nervous, and independent dispositions.
www.florilegium.org /files/ANIMALS/B-H-Cheviot-art.html   (1572 words)

  
 Cheviot News - Topix
Cheviot plans to open its swimming pool for residents for the holiday weekend for the first time in decades.
Six months after voters approved it, Ohio intends to begin enforcing a ban that was supposed to virtually eliminate smoking in public buildings throughout the state, including bars and restaurants.
CHEVIOT - Plans are afoot to open Cheviot's swimming pool for the Memorial Day weekend.
www.topix.net /city/cheviot-oh   (377 words)

  
 Paul Hewitt Cheviot SE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
One of our objectives with the Cheviot touring cycle was to give our customers as much choice as possible, whilst maintaining a realistic price, it seems by the reviews in Cycling plus and subsequent award of the touring bike of 2002 that we are not far off achieving our objective.
The frame and forks on the Hewitt Cheviot SE are manufactured using the top of the range Reynolds  725 tubing  (possibly the best tubing available for touring cycles on the market today), throughout.
The standard specification on both the Cheviot and the Cheviot SE now includes low-rider bosses and a third set of bottle bosses under the down tube, the rear drop-outs have also been widened to 135mm.
www.hewittcycles.co.uk /hewittcheviot   (558 words)

  
 Cheviot Patriots Baseball Club 1912   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Cheviot Memorial Field has served as our home since 1936, making it one of the oldest semi-pro ballparks in the midwest.
Through the efforts of the City of Cheviot, the Cheviot Memorial Baseball Field Project Committee and several area athletic organizations, a gracious $25,000.00 donation from the Westwood-Cheviot Kiwanis Organization was secured for the purpose of constructing a new concessions building, storage facility and ballpark picnic shelter.
The 2004 Cheviot Memorial Baseball Field Project is nearly complete after the new grass infield and "turface" soil amendments were install on Tuesday, May 18th.
www.eteamz.com /cheviotpatriots   (3741 words)

  
 Cheviot Sheep Breeders Societies and Associations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The North Country Cheviot Breeders Association was formed in 1912 for the purpose of holding shows and sales in Caithness and Sutherland.
The Scotch Half-bred, also known as 'Queen of Sheep', originated in the mid-18th century and is the progeny of the Border Leicester sire and the North Country Cheviot dam.
North Country Cheviots with a high health status are now central to the radically altered enterprise on a Cumbrian upland unit.
www.tumpline.com /stackyard/pedigree/html/cheviot.html   (194 words)

  
 Cheviot Council at large
The citizens of Cheviot are too important to let bickering on council keep them from having our undivided attention.
As chairwoman of school committee, I was instrumental in changing the status of Cheviot school to a neighborhood K-8 school.
Main issue in race: To maintain and enhance Cheviot as the self-sufficient hometown community that it is, without raising taxes or imposing any additional financial burdens on our citizens.
www.enquirer.com /election97/hamilton/cheviot_council_at_large.html   (539 words)

  
 Cheviot definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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hornless sheep: a hornless sheep belonging to a breed with short thick wool originating in the Cheviot Hills on the border between Scotland and England
coarse woolen fabric: a woolen fabric with a coarse twill weave, originally made from the wool of Cheviot sheep
encarta.msn.com /dictionary_561502614/Cheviot.html   (99 words)

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