. 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. 132. -Hampshire Ram. CUiamj^ion, International Live Stock Show, 1908. Photograph from National Stockman and Farvur. The native home of the Hampshire Down l)roed of mutton sheep is in Hampshire County, Kngland. This hreerl is noted for its large size and its mutton quali- ties. Mature rams should weigh about 240 pounds and the ewes 180 to 200 pounds. In general appearance this breed is somewhat coarser than cither the Southdown
. 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. 132. -Hampshire Ram. CUiamj^ion, International Live Stock Show, 1908. Photograph from National Stockman and Farvur. The native home of the Hampshire Down l)roed of mutton sheep is in Hampshire County, Kngland. This hreerl is noted for its large size and its mutton quali- ties. Mature rams should weigh about 240 pounds and the ewes 180 to 200 pounds. In general appearance this breed is somewhat coarser than cither the Southdown or the Shropshire, but in quality of the' mutton is not inferior to either. As a wool producer the l)reed does not rank high, the average yield being about seven pounds, wdiich is inferior in quality to wool of cither the Southdown or the Shropshire. Two factors deserve special attention, and they arc at vari- ance with accepted ideas. First, there must be no more feeding space than lambs; and second, the lambs must be prevented from being A violation of either of these will prove fatal in. 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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