. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. --^^t. - r U^:..^-^:^i * * Jr. \A SWEEPSTAKES SHEARING SHROPSHIRE, RAM AT ROYAI, SHOW, ENGLAND Black-F'aced. Scotch. On the Grampian Hills where Nerval's "father fed his flock," a breed now known as the Black-faced Scotch have held undisputed possession for centuries. As civilization improved the Black-faced improved with it. As indicated by the name the face is black and they have a thick muzzle. They have bright, quick eyes, square and compact bodies, broad saddles, and fair quarters. They are very
. The successful stockman and manual of husbandry . Livestock; Veterinary medicine. --^^t. - r U^:..^-^:^i * * Jr. \A SWEEPSTAKES SHEARING SHROPSHIRE, RAM AT ROYAI, SHOW, ENGLAND Black-F'aced. Scotch. On the Grampian Hills where Nerval's "father fed his flock," a breed now known as the Black-faced Scotch have held undisputed possession for centuries. As civilization improved the Black-faced improved with it. As indicated by the name the face is black and they have a thick muzzle. They have bright, quick eyes, square and compact bodies, broad saddles, and fair quarters. They are very hardy and able to withstand a great amount of exposure. They herd together and will in severe snow storms become completely covered with snow, in someway digging under the drifts and forming for them- selves a dug-out under 'the snow. It is said they have been found thus buried under the drifts after twenty days of confinement and the flock all living. In Scotland after a severe storm of this kind, the shepherds start out to find their flocks which invariably bury themselves in the. 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 Gardenier, Andrew A. Springfield, Mass. : King-Richardson Co.
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