. Animal husbandry. Livestock. 136 BREEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS level, wide rumps. A good development of the " leg o' mutton " is also necessary in good types. They do not thrive well in large flocks, but under reasonable care are quite hardy. They are sometimes called the farmer's ideal sheep. The Oxford. — These sheep originated in Oxfordshire, England, and were not recognized as a distinct breed until. Fig. 48. — Oxford ram. 1862, the first year they were awarded prizes at the Royal Show of England. They were developed through a desire on the part of some men to establish a breed tha
. Animal husbandry. Livestock. 136 BREEDS OF SHEEP AND GOATS level, wide rumps. A good development of the " leg o' mutton " is also necessary in good types. They do not thrive well in large flocks, but under reasonable care are quite hardy. They are sometimes called the farmer's ideal sheep. The Oxford. — These sheep originated in Oxfordshire, England, and were not recognized as a distinct breed until. Fig. 48. — Oxford ram. 1862, the first year they were awarded prizes at the Royal Show of England. They were developed through a desire on the part of some men to establish a breed that would combine high quality with large size, which was accom- plished by crossing the long wool Cotswold with the medium wool Hampshire and adding a slight infusion of Southdown blood. The result is a breed whose wool is the longest and coarsest of all the medium wool breeds. 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 Tormey, John Lawless, 1881-; Lawry, Rolla Cecil, 1884- joint author; Hatch, K. L. (Kirk Lester), 1871-. New York, American Book Co
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