. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. RECOGNITION AS A BREED 113 fifties of tiie nineteenth century, altiiough, according to the "Farmers' Magazine," Aclneys flock must have been founded as early as 1820. Other early improvers of note were Messrs. Henry Smith, J. and E. Crane, Green, Horton, Parmer, W. 0. Foster, G. M. Kettel, H. J. Sheldon, Thomas Mansell, John Coxon, Thomas Harley, John Stubbs, E. Thornton, Sampson Byrd, Colonel Dyott, and Mrs. Annie Baker. Others coming into prominence a little later were Messrs. Henry Mathews, Pryce, W. Bowen, J. H. Bradbume, R. H. Masfen, Joseph
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. RECOGNITION AS A BREED 113 fifties of tiie nineteenth century, altiiough, according to the "Farmers' Magazine," Aclneys flock must have been founded as early as 1820. Other early improvers of note were Messrs. Henry Smith, J. and E. Crane, Green, Horton, Parmer, W. 0. Foster, G. M. Kettel, H. J. Sheldon, Thomas Mansell, John Coxon, Thomas Harley, John Stubbs, E. Thornton, Sampson Byrd, Colonel Dyott, and Mrs. Annie Baker. Others coming into prominence a little later were Messrs. Henry Mathews, Pryce, W. Bowen, J. H. Bradbume, R. H. Masfen, Joseph Meire, Maddox, John Preece, John Stubbs, C. E. Keeling, William Grindle, J. B. Green, T. C. Whitmore, Edward Thornton, Lord Wenlock, and still others. This large group of breeders worked together for the perfection and advancement of the breed and that they succeeded is a well-known fact. One thing. Fig. 69.—Stud Shropshire rams in field condition. Property of Thomas Buttar, Coupar Angus, Scotland. With the exception of the sheep in the center of the group, these sheep, although not in pretty show-yard bloom, possess the characteristics Shropshire breeders desire in their breeding rams. they did which displayed farseeing and intelligent cooperation was to petition the Council of the Eoyal Agricultural Society to appoint well-known judges to act for a term of years at the Royal Show for the purpose of fixing the true type and character of the Shrop- shire. The Council took heed of this petition and the decisions of the judges it appointed were studiously noted. With the awards in mind, breeders returned to their homes and carefully determined the good and bad points in their own sheep and the direction in which their efforts in breeding should be turned. No other group of. 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 o
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