. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. r-ences in climate, soil, nourishment, and generalregimen than the various races of long-hairedsheep. VI. The SheepOF Great Besides the foregoing, otherraces of sheep which havecome under the ennoblinghand of man are finding theirway to the United States fromGreat Britain. The Dorset breed as weknow it, with its heavy horns,its coarse and horny head, itsstrong legs, and the undeni-able defects of its conforma-tion, still keeps the type ofother days. It is distinguishedbesides by its fine, short wool,and by th
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. r-ences in climate, soil, nourishment, and generalregimen than the various races of long-hairedsheep. VI. The SheepOF Great Besides the foregoing, otherraces of sheep which havecome under the ennoblinghand of man are finding theirway to the United States fromGreat Britain. The Dorset breed as weknow it, with its heavy horns,its coarse and horny head, itsstrong legs, and the undeni-able defects of its conforma-tion, still keeps the type ofother days. It is distinguishedbesides by its fine, short wool,and by the extraordinary fe-cundity of the ewes, whichmay give birth to lambs twicea year if rightly managed. Many breeders areprofiting by this phenomenon and are raisingwinter lambs, which are fed and fattened inhouses, — hothouse lambs they are called, —and in the dead of winter make their appear-ance as spring lamb on the tables of personsrich enough to pay a great price for it. Forthis purpose the Dorset is the sheep parexcellence for winter-lamb production. This. A Very Fine Specimen of a Dorset Ram breed, which is gaining favor so rapidly inthis country, is confined in England to the hillcountry of Dorsetshire. THE SHEEP I8l
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