. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 344 TUE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK United States, the importation to Canada having been made by B. D. Sewell, of New Brunswick, and that to the United States by ]M. B. Streeter of Brooklyn, Xew York. The>' were taken to Iowa in 1892, and have since been estabhslied elsewhere. 406. Description. — The Suffolk is a large, rangy sheep, black-faced, hornless, with long, clean, black legs (Fig. 67). It resembles the Southdown in character and wool, but is about one-third larger in body, and much longer in the leg. The wool is of good qual
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 344 TUE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK United States, the importation to Canada having been made by B. D. Sewell, of New Brunswick, and that to the United States by ]M. B. Streeter of Brooklyn, Xew York. The>' were taken to Iowa in 1892, and have since been estabhslied elsewhere. 406. Description. — The Suffolk is a large, rangy sheep, black-faced, hornless, with long, clean, black legs (Fig. 67). It resembles the Southdown in character and wool, but is about one-third larger in body, and much longer in the leg. The wool is of good quality, of the clothing type, and the mutton is ex- cellent. It is a good feeder, Fic. 07. — Suffolk Down ram. i • j. i j. u and IS reputed to be very prolific, yielding twins and triplets frequently. 407. Uses of Suffolk sheep. — The Suffolk has a place as a mutton sheep, giving a large percentage of lean meat with a rich flavor. It is valuable for crossing purposes, to produce a quick-growing lamb of good quality, popular both with the butcher and with the consumer. The wool is well adapted for hosiery purposes, but is rather small in quantity. 408. Distribution. — In England, the breed abounds in the counties of Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridge. It has been exported to the continent of Europe, to Holland, Germany, France, Spain, Saxony and elsewhere, where the rams are in demand to give a superior quality of mutton in their produce. It has been taken to South Africa, and and New Zealand. It has been tried with success both in the United States and in Canada, but it is as yet relatively unimportant 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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