. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. 116 THE SHROPSHIRE downs, mature rams weighing from 200 to 250 pounds; ewes from 150 to 180 pounds/ Style.—In style and sliow-yard finish the Shropshire is impres- sive and it leads the mutton breeds in drawing attention and admira- tion at American livestock exhibitions. With its head set proudly upon a gracefully turned neck, and with its smoothly turned sym- metrical body, and its picturesque extension of downy, white wool o\'er the face and legs, it possesses an air of grandeur rather than of smartness and nattiness which is characteristic of the South
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. 116 THE SHROPSHIRE downs, mature rams weighing from 200 to 250 pounds; ewes from 150 to 180 pounds/ Style.—In style and sliow-yard finish the Shropshire is impres- sive and it leads the mutton breeds in drawing attention and admira- tion at American livestock exhibitions. With its head set proudly upon a gracefully turned neck, and with its smoothly turned sym- metrical body, and its picturesque extension of downy, white wool o\'er the face and legs, it possesses an air of grandeur rather than of smartness and nattiness which is characteristic of the Southdown. Fig. 72.—Eleven typical Shropshire ( • in '1 _ ^enator Bibby," a famous stud ram in the flock of Geo. McKerrow & Sons, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Wool.—In twelve months Shropshire wool attains a length of from two and one-half to three inches and fleeces average between 8 and 10 pounds in weight. The wool is fairly fine and sufficiently dense to protect the animal well from unfavorable weather, l^o other mutton breed equals the Shropshire in extension of wool over the face and legs. With the most typical specimens all of the face except the nose or muzzle is covered with white wool and the legs are covered to the pasterns. Also the ears are often covered with ^ Weiglit standards are hard to fix and at best only an estimate can be made. For the Shropshire and all other breeds discussed in this volume the weights given apply to sheep that are in fairly high condition, but not exceedingly 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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