. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE HAMPSHIRE DOWN 577 he suffered loss in size, but he culled out the finer-boned, smaller ewes and bred only the larger, more robust ones, using choice crossbred rams of his own breeding. Mr. Humphrey was very particular about his sires and the ewes to which they were bred, selling all undesirable animals to the butcher. According to his old shepherd, Abraham Hopkina,^ he never bought ewes but once, on which occasion he secured 25 from a lot of 100;. Fig. 267. Hampshire Down rams owned at Chilmark Farms, New York. From photograph, by courtesy of
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE HAMPSHIRE DOWN 577 he suffered loss in size, but he culled out the finer-boned, smaller ewes and bred only the larger, more robust ones, using choice crossbred rams of his own breeding. Mr. Humphrey was very particular about his sires and the ewes to which they were bred, selling all undesirable animals to the butcher. According to his old shepherd, Abraham Hopkina,^ he never bought ewes but once, on which occasion he secured 25 from a lot of 100;. Fig. 267. Hampshire Down rams owned at Chilmark Farms, New York. From photograph, by courtesy of C. V. Phelps, superintendent Rawlence secured 25 also, and a neighbor 100. In narrating to Professor Wrightson the method of building up the breeding flock, Hopkins said: Every lamb was marked as it fell, and those which showed any breachiness or coarseness were notched at the top of the ear; and no matter how well these lambs turned out, they were castrated and went to the butcher. Every lamb, in fact, which was not let for breeding was fattened off, and no ewes were ever sold. Only good ewes were kept for breeding, and all the rest were sold to butchers. The ewes which were thought good enough for the flock were bred from until they were worn out. One favorite was kept till she was fourteen 1 John Wrightson, Sheep : Breeds and Management. London, 1895. Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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