. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE SOUTHDOWN 539 of price. These he mated with much wisdom, improving the Southdown into the very best known type of mutton sheep, — sym- metrical, an easy feeder, and unsurpassed in quality of flesh and dressing out at killing. Southdowns of his breeding possessed more size than did those of Ellman. He began letting out rams in 1823, and about 1846 was placing out two hundred annually. For years his ram sales and letting-out sales were important events. He was a most successful exhibitor, and in 1855 won a special gold medal for his Southdown ex
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE SOUTHDOWN 539 of price. These he mated with much wisdom, improving the Southdown into the very best known type of mutton sheep, — sym- metrical, an easy feeder, and unsurpassed in quality of flesh and dressing out at killing. Southdowns of his breeding possessed more size than did those of Ellman. He began letting out rams in 1823, and about 1846 was placing out two hundred annually. For years his ram sales and letting-out sales were important events. He was a most successful exhibitor, and in 1855 won a special gold medal for his Southdown exhibit at the International Exposition at Paris,. Fig. 242. Three of the Southdown stock rams on the Babraham estate, near Cambridge, England. From a photograph taken in 1914 by the author France. The Webb flock was dispersed in 1862, but Mr. C. Adeane, the owner of Babraham, is one of England's best-known breeders and exhibitors of Southdowns. For years Mr. F. N. Webb, a grandson of Jonas, was manager of Babraham for Mr. Adeane. The breeding of the Southdown by the English nobility has long been noteworthy. In the time of Ellman, George the Third became interested in this breed, which ever since has been maintained on the royal estates. The late Edward VII, as well as his son King George, maintained for years a fine flock. Lord Walsingham was long a prominent breeder; while the estate of the Duke of Richmond for over a century bred Southdowns, as have the Duke of Hamilton, Duke of Marlborough, Viscount Hampden, and numerous others. 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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