. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. SHKEP HUSBANDRY. 369 years and remained intact. It has many characteristics that are consid- ered valuable. It breeds at an early season and weans its lambs while they are young, and are ready to be served soon after, thus producing two crops of lambs in a year. Many of them produce twins, a Mr. Pit- field, of Bridport, Dorset, England, raised five hundred fift}'^-five lambs in one season from four hundred ewes. They have long, white, broad faces, with a tuft of wool on the fore- head; the nose and lips are bla
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. SHKEP HUSBANDRY. 369 years and remained intact. It has many characteristics that are consid- ered valuable. It breeds at an early season and weans its lambs while they are young, and are ready to be served soon after, thus producing two crops of lambs in a year. Many of them produce twins, a Mr. Pit- field, of Bridport, Dorset, England, raised five hundred fift}'^-five lambs in one season from four hundred ewes. They have long, white, broad faces, with a tuft of wool on the fore- head; the nose and lips are black; the shoulders broad; the brisket straight back, and deep; and the loins are broad and deep. They have medium length legs, light in 5k; AN ENGLISH DORSET HORN YEARLING RAM. The Dorsets are a quiet, docile, hardy breed, and will adapt them- selves readily to varying conditions. They get their growth early, and when fed on turnips alone, at two years will weigh one hundred twenty- five. The fleece is not heavy, but yields about six pounds of soft, clean, white wool. The lambs produce the "lamb's wool" of which babies' underclothing is often 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 Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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