. Animal husbandry. Livestock. 142 BREEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS both sexes are horned. In size they rank between the Shropshire and the Southdown, but have longer legs, and are not so uniform in conformation and quality. In their native country they have been kept pure longer than most breeds of English sheep. The rams weigh about 200 pounds and the ewes about 160 pounds Fig. 52. — Dorset ram. The hair of this breed is pure white, the skin pink, and the wool which is short but of good quality covers the body closely and compactly, the head and face only being free from wool. They are well
. Animal husbandry. Livestock. 142 BREEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS both sexes are horned. In size they rank between the Shropshire and the Southdown, but have longer legs, and are not so uniform in conformation and quality. In their native country they have been kept pure longer than most breeds of English sheep. The rams weigh about 200 pounds and the ewes about 160 pounds Fig. 52. — Dorset ram. The hair of this breed is pure white, the skin pink, and the wool which is short but of good quality covers the body closely and compactly, the head and face only being free from wool. They are well distributed over the world. In this country they are popular because the ewes are very pro- lific, and will produce two crops of lambs per year. The mothers are good milkers and the lambs grow rapidly. They are very useful for producing winter lambs which. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Tormey, John Lawless, 1881-; Lawry, Rolla Cecil, 1884- joint author; Hatch, K. L. (Kirk Lester), 1871-. New York, American Book Co
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