. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. 112 THE SHROPSHIRE attempted to be denied that the Shropshire is a cross-bred sheep; the original breed was homed, and the first attempt at improvement was to get rid of these incumbrances, and there is little doubt that this was effected by the cross of the Southdown. This sheep was well adapted for the Downs, but for the enclosures of Shropshire some- thing more docile was required, consequently recourse was had to the ; It is altogether probable that most, if not all, of this crossing was done before there was a conscious movement toward
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. 112 THE SHROPSHIRE attempted to be denied that the Shropshire is a cross-bred sheep; the original breed was homed, and the first attempt at improvement was to get rid of these incumbrances, and there is little doubt that this was effected by the cross of the Southdown. This sheep was well adapted for the Downs, but for the enclosures of Shropshire some- thing more docile was required, consequently recourse was had to the ; It is altogether probable that most, if not all, of this crossing was done before there was a conscious movement toward the formation of a new breed, and it is certain that selection has been the great agency in the improvement of the breed. The leading breeders have been thorough students of blood lines, and in the main^. Fig. 68.—First prize yearling Slnopsliire ram, English Royal Show, 1919. Bred and exhibited by Sir Frank Bibby. A smooth, low-set, thick type that has helped to develop popularity for the Shropshire. they have practised closely restricted line breeding. Except from the standpoint of historical interest it little matters how the breed was developed because it is a notable fact that at the present time it breeds true to a uniform type (Fig. 69). Cooperation of Breeders.—A comparatively large number of farmers, with a few leading, worked together to bring the Shropshire into prominence. As stated elsewhere, a certain Samuel Meire and a George Adney were two of the earlier and more prominent im- provers. These two men did their most effective work in the early. 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 Coffey, Walter Castella, 1877-. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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