. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. SHEEP. 213 is known the improvement has been made entirely by selection, th
. Prairie agriculture [microform] : containing a list of chemical experiments; a series of experiments on the growth of seeds; a description of how plants grow; a sketch of the formation of the prairie soil by water and ice action; an account of farming operations and of crops adapted to Manitoba; a description of diseases of crops, of insects, and of birds; an account with illustrations of the breeds of horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poultry adapted to Manitoba; advantages of mixed farming. Agriculture; Agriculture. SHEEP. 213 is known the improvement has been made entirely by selection, the introduction of foreign blood not having been found beneficial. Of this breed the face and legrf are lightish brown. The countenance is fine and indicative of high breeding. The ear is small and rounding, and the head perfectly hornless. ** The carcass," as an English writer says, "is faultless, being beautifull drawn, oval on the top from set of neck to the tail, thoroughly filled up behind the shoulders, and square and massive from chest to twist. The fleece presents a solid, firm appearance, opening in cracks down to the skin when the animal ;. Th» iSi^ofJji SMtomillta. Bran don, nut» THE SHROPSHIRE. This was the first of the breeds of sheep to establish a Flock Bt)ok, and yet it is a breed that has been improved or made within comparatively recent years. It is perhaps more universally popular than any other at the present day, possessing as it does many of the most desirable qualities of both the long and short woolcd sheep. It is a thick, heavy animal 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 original Winnipeg : Consolidated Stationery Co.
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