. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 156. — Lincoln Ram Champion at International Live Stock Show, 1906. Photograph from National Stockman and Farmer. The native home of the Lincoln breed of sheep is in the county of Lincoln, in England. This breed is particularly noted for its large size and great length of fleece. In weight the rams average about 300 pounds and the ewes 275 pounds. The wool often attains a length of 18 to 20 inches, and at shearing time gives a
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. Fig. 156. — Lincoln Ram Champion at International Live Stock Show, 1906. Photograph from National Stockman and Farmer. The native home of the Lincoln breed of sheep is in the county of Lincoln, in England. This breed is particularly noted for its large size and great length of fleece. In weight the rams average about 300 pounds and the ewes 275 pounds. The wool often attains a length of 18 to 20 inches, and at shearing time gives a fleece weighing 10 to 12 pounds, for the ewes, and 12 to 20 pounds, for the rams. grain feed at once, perhaps feeding corn alone, as the grain; in a few days milk secretion stops, the sheep has fever, the flesh of the udder is red, and on pressure is dented with the hand. The sheep seems in great distress and may soon die. If she lives, the udder 2g. 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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