. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 540 SHEEP The introduction of the Southdown to America without doubt dates back to colonial days, and it has been assumed that the best sheep of Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut were of this breed. In 1803 a Dr. Rose of Fayette, Seneca County, New York, is said to have commenced with a small flock of Southdowns which did remarkably well. In 1813 these were crossed with Spanish Merinos. In 1823 Sidney Hawes of New York imported some Southdowns and sold 36 ewes, 2 rams, and 10 wethers to C. N. Bement of Albany, who kept up his flock many years.
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 540 SHEEP The introduction of the Southdown to America without doubt dates back to colonial days, and it has been assumed that the best sheep of Rhode Island and eastern Connecticut were of this breed. In 1803 a Dr. Rose of Fayette, Seneca County, New York, is said to have commenced with a small flock of Southdowns which did remarkably well. In 1813 these were crossed with Spanish Merinos. In 1823 Sidney Hawes of New York imported some Southdowns and sold 36 ewes, 2 rams, and 10 wethers to C. N. Bement of Albany, who kept up his flock many years. In 1834 Francis Rotch of Otsego County, New York, imported 6 ewes. Fig. 243. A pen of three Southdown ewe lambs, first prize in class at the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show, 1901. Bred and exhibited by C. Adeane, Babraham, Cambridge, England. From photograph, by courtesy of F. N. Webb and a ram from the flock of T. Ellman, the son of John. Follow- ing this he made several other importations from the most noted English flocks. In 1834 Isaac Maynard of Coshocton County, Ohio, brought some Southdowns to that state, while in 1844 J. F. King of Warren began breeding from Jonas Webb stock, imported by J. M. IJesless of Trumbull County, Ohio. Good examples of Southdowns were shown in 1851 at the Green County Fair, according to the Ohio Cultivator (October 15, 1851). With the depreciation in Merino interests Southdowns grew in favor east of the Mississippi, and many flocks were established. The characteristics of the early Southdown, as bred in Ellman's time are interestingly set forth by Arthur Young,i the noted English authority on agriculture of a century and more ago. ' Annals of Agriculture, Vol. XI (1789), p. 198. Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Plumb, Charl
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