. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 632. Southdown ram. Chili and other countries. It has been introduced throughout Europe, Asia, Japan, Africa and Aus- tralia. Southdown rams prove highly satisfactory for mating with the long-legged mountain ewes for the production of mutton lambs. Pure-breds are also in favor for production of lambs to be sold at weaning time. The rams bred to Merino ewes produce highly satisfactory lambs for feeding off at eight to ten months of age. They produce a high quality of mature mutton, as they do not develop fat in bunches. The e
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 632. Southdown ram. Chili and other countries. It has been introduced throughout Europe, Asia, Japan, Africa and Aus- tralia. Southdown rams prove highly satisfactory for mating with the long-legged mountain ewes for the production of mutton lambs. Pure-breds are also in favor for production of lambs to be sold at weaning time. The rams bred to Merino ewes produce highly satisfactory lambs for feeding off at eight to ten months of age. They produce a high quality of mature mutton, as they do not develop fat in bunches. The ewes are not suited. Fig. 633. Southdown ewe. for growing winter lambs, as they will not breed at the right season, but the rams are very satisfac- tory for siring such lambs. The lambs are good feeders and mature rapidly. Single lambs are the rule, but a flock of ewes usually produces 125 per cent of lambs. Southdowns have rarely been known to produce triplets. The Southdown has the shortest and finest wool of any of the Down or middle-wool breeds. The attempt has been to develop a fleece with a com- pact, smooth surface, that is without spiral tips on the locks of wool. The average weight of the fleece for ewes is about six pounds, and for rams about eight pounds. The wool grades as one-half and three-eighths. Organizations and records. English and American record associations were organized in 1882. The Southdown Sheep Society, with headquarters in London, had issued sixteen volumes of its flockbook up to 1908, and the American Southdown Breeders' Association, with headquarters at Springfield, 111., had issued sixteen volumes of its flockbook. The latter has registered sheep from nearly every state in the Union Literature. For references, see page 596. Suffolk Down Sheep. Fig. 634. By David McCrae. Suffolk sheep get their name from the county of Suffolk, England, where the breed was origi- nally developed. They are a short-wooled mutton breed. Description. The Suffolk is a la
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