. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CASE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 437 of cleaning the sheep bam. Some state that they would rather keep adding fresh bedding and not remove the litter from the time the sheep go into the winter quarters in the fall until turned to pasture in the spring. Their chief objection to remov-. FiG. 153. — Leicesteb Yearling Ewe. The Leicester breed of sheep developed in Leicester county, England. The breed is noted for the production of mutton a
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CASE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 437 of cleaning the sheep bam. Some state that they would rather keep adding fresh bedding and not remove the litter from the time the sheep go into the winter quarters in the fall until turned to pasture in the spring. Their chief objection to remov-. FiG. 153. — Leicesteb Yearling Ewe. The Leicester breed of sheep developed in Leicester county, England. The breed is noted for the production of mutton and wool. In weight, the rams average 225 pounds and the ewes 175 pounds. This breed produces a fine grade of long wool, the wool averaging 6 to 10 inches in length and the fleece 5 to 10 pounds in weight. ing the litter is the foul odor and the annoyance occasioned the sheep at the time the litter is removed. There are others, how- ever, who insist that the sheep barn should be cleaned out just. 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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