. Domestic animals : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs : with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market : also, their diseases and remedies together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Horses; Domestic animals. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS. 107 between the nose and the eyes narrow. The under jaw, or chap, fine and thin; the ears tolerably wide, and well covered with wool, and the forehead also, and tlie whole space between the ears well protected b
. Domestic animals : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs : with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market : also, their diseases and remedies together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Horses; Domestic animals. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS. 107 between the nose and the eyes narrow. The under jaw, or chap, fine and thin; the ears tolerably wide, and well covered with wool, and the forehead also, and tlie whole space between the ears well protected by it, as a defence against the fly. The eye full and bright, but not prominent. The orbits of the. South Down Buck. eye—the eye-cap, or bone,—not too projecting, that it may not form a fatal obstacle in lambing. The neck of a medium length, thin towards the head, but enlarging towards the shoulders, where it should be broad and high, and straight in its whole course above and below. The breast should be wide, deep, and projecting forwards between the fore-legs, indicating a good constitution, and a disposition to thrive. Correspond- ing with this, the shoulders should be on a level with the back, and not too wide above; they should bow outward from the top to the breast, indicating a springing rib beneath, and leaving room for it. The ribs coming out horizontally from the spine, and extending far backward, and the last rib pro-. 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 Allen, R. L. (Richard Lamb), 1803-1869. New York : C. M. Saxton & Company
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