. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 103 breeder, Mr. John He says, "This breed was for- merly of a small size, and far from possessing a good shape, being long and thin -in the neck, high on the shoulders, low behind, high on the loins, dow
. The American shepherd : being a history of the sheep, with their breeds, management, and diseases : illustrated with portraits of different breeds, sheep barns, sheds, &c. : with an appendix, embracing upwards of twenty letters from eminent wool-growers and sheep-fatteners of different states, detailing their respective modes of management . Sheep; Sheep. SOUTH DOWN SHEEP. 103 breeder, Mr. John He says, "This breed was for- merly of a small size, and far from possessing a good shape, being long and thin -in the neck, high on the shoulders, low behind, high on the loins, dow^ on the rumps, the tail set on very low, perpendicular from the hip bones, sharp on the back, the ribs flat, not bowing, narrow in the fore-quarters but good in the leg, although having big ;. SOUTH DOWN. The improvement effected by Mr. Ellman,' was noi from any admixture of foreign blood, " for even the cross with the Leicester was a failure, and the promised advan- tages to be derived from the Merinos were ;* It resulted, mainly, from the practice of the true principles of breeding; a system of choice selection from male and fe- male. The introduction of turnip husbandry was another very important agent, which essentially promoted thrift and size, and an early development of form. " They are now," » 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 Morrell, Luke A. New York : Harper & Brothers
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