. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. Thus the sheep in evidence today are:â (a) The Lustre breeds w'.iich have probably been derived from tihe Later Mountain Bree^^ls by actual selection and crossing acting throxigh many generations. Suc^ breeds are the , Lincoln, Leicester, Long Devon, etc., etc. (b) The ]\rountain Breedsâof which the most important are the Blackfaeed and Herdwick. The Welsh is a Mountain sheep with much Down blood â in it and judging from tiie crosses produced be- tween it and the Soay, not very far removed fr
. Canadian journal of agricultural science. Agricultural Institute of Canada; Agriculture. Thus the sheep in evidence today are:â (a) The Lustre breeds w'.iich have probably been derived from tihe Later Mountain Bree^^ls by actual selection and crossing acting throxigh many generations. Suc^ breeds are the , Lincoln, Leicester, Long Devon, etc., etc. (b) The ]\rountain Breedsâof which the most important are the Blackfaeed and Herdwick. The Welsh is a Mountain sheep with much Down blood â in it and judging from tiie crosses produced be- tween it and the Soay, not very far removed from the pure Soay. The Cheviot, another Mountain breed, has also a strong Down foundation but is nearer to tihe true mountain,âor Lustre- breedâthan is the Welsh. It is not likely that there is any truth in the suggestions which .have \ k M |^^^ â i^'^Mi^i^m^^M ^K^ '^ :â â â ^^.,:iMK^ w . r^tr^ m='fmM'^ I >â¢> 'L ^^t^^^^ri^ imi^' 'â¢â¢"â .--'"' .: â ⢠-'.-â¢' â â - Figure 4. Soay Sheep. been made that both the Cheviot and Herdwick breeds, localized on tihe north-east and north-west coasts of England , have developed from between the native sheep and the Spanish .sheep swam ashore from wrecked ships of the Spanish Armada. Curiously enough, however, in tihe north of Scotland the peasants to this day use peculiar colourings in knitting and weaving which certainly suggest a distinctly Spanish influence. (c) The Down breeds are now considered true breeds but almost certainly have blood derived from the Merino sheep presented to George III, or possibly from even earlier Merino sheep. Although this often denied, it is wortih noting that when Professor T. B. Wood, of Cambridge University, in his search for a big sheep carrying a 'heavy fleece of fine wool, Shropshire (a Down type of sheep) with the Merino, the first cross showed distinct segregationâin other words, arguing on. i?igure
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