. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. S4 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 1833 a man named Druce began to breed these sheep, and finallj^ produced one of the largest Enghsh mutton breeds. For a long time the wool, though abundant, was rather inferior, but the size and the mutton quahty of the sheep made it popular. A few of these sheep were brought to Delaware in 1846, and since then the breed has been much improved and has been gaining in popularity in America. As already stated, it is a large breed, the rams at maturity. Fig. 46. A group of > *xHird l^nwn Micrp on uic i;irii
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. S4 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 1833 a man named Druce began to breed these sheep, and finallj^ produced one of the largest Enghsh mutton breeds. For a long time the wool, though abundant, was rather inferior, but the size and the mutton quahty of the sheep made it popular. A few of these sheep were brought to Delaware in 1846, and since then the breed has been much improved and has been gaining in popularity in America. As already stated, it is a large breed, the rams at maturity. Fig. 46. A group of > *xHird l^nwn Micrp on uic i;iriii oi vicorge Aaanis, England. Notice the style of hurdles used for temporary fencing. Photo- graph by the author. often weighing 275 pounds or more, and the ewes about 200 pounds. The color of the hair on the face, ears, and legs is a very dark bro^m, quite like the Shropshire. Oxfords are not so hea\aly wooled over the head, and often the face is rather free of wool, and the ears incline to be rather smooth and large. Typical specimens have quite wide backs, fairly good legs of mutton, and deep bodies. During recent years the breed has been much improved, the flesh growing. 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 Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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