. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. HARDINESS AND FEEDING QUALITIES 107 fleece ranges from 5 to 8 pounds and in twelve months it attains a length of about two inches. In addition to covering the neck it extends as clean white wool over the head to form a cap on the fore- head and a covering on the cheeks, but it does not extend down over the face much below the eyes. Below it extends to the knees in front and to the hocks behind. Frequently a downy, incipient growth of wool runs down on the hind legs to the pasterns. Disqualifications.—The English Flock Book publishes the fol^ lowing reasons
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. HARDINESS AND FEEDING QUALITIES 107 fleece ranges from 5 to 8 pounds and in twelve months it attains a length of about two inches. In addition to covering the neck it extends as clean white wool over the head to form a cap on the fore- head and a covering on the cheeks, but it does not extend down over the face much below the eyes. Below it extends to the knees in front and to the hocks behind. Frequently a downy, incipient growth of wool runs down on the hind legs to the pasterns. Disqualifications.—The English Flock Book publishes the fol^ lowing reasons why judges should not at breeding stock shows award a prize to otherwise good sheep: (a) Horns or evidence of their presence. (b) Dark Fig. 65.—Southdown lambs bred by the University of Illinois. These lambs won first prize in the competition for pen of four Southdown lambs at the 1917 International Live Stock Show, Chicago. (e) Blue skin. (d) Speckled face, ears, and legs. (e) Bad wool, probably meaning decided departures from typical Southdown wool (Fig. 64) Properties.—The Southdown is preeminent among mutton breeds for the quality of its mutton. It is famous for the fine-grain, firmness and juiciness of its lean and for the whiteness, flakiness and sweetness of its fat, which is not excessive in amount. Whether it is consumed as baby lamb, ordinary lamb, or mature mutton, these qualities are present to the satisfaction of the most exacting epicure. HEirdiness and Feeding Qualities.—On the whole the South- down is considered hardy, but it is not adapted to the rigorous con-. 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 Coffey, Walter Castella, 1877-. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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