. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. 122 BRITISH BREEDS. A portion of the soil is poor and sandy, but very much of the marsh affords a superabundance of rich and valuable pasture for sheep. A long-wooled and highly profitable breed of sheep has been kept on these reclaimed
. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. 122 BRITISH BREEDS. A portion of the soil is poor and sandy, but very much of the marsh affords a superabundance of rich and valuable pasture for sheep. A long-wooled and highly profitable breed of sheep has been kept on these reclaimed lands from time immemorial, and which has undergone but partial change, until within a few ROMHEY MAKEH RAM, " The pure Romney Marsh breed of sheep are distin- guished by thickness and length of head, a broad forehead with a tuft of wool upon it, a long, thick neck and carcase. They are fiat-sided, have a sharp chine, and tolerably wide on the loin, have the breast narrow and not deep, and fore- quarter not heavy nor full. The thigh full,and broad, the belly large and tabby, the tail thick, -long, and coarse; the legs thick, with large feet; the wool long, and not fine ; they have much internal fat, and are great favorites with the butcher They have much hardihood; they bear their cold. 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 Morrell, Luke A. New York : Harper & Brothers
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