. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. VAKIETIES OF SHEEP A\U THEIK CHA1!ACTEK1STK'8. ISC)''. and south of it, the same is true, and the statement will hold i:;ood with all the more hardy breeds. Yet, even in these genial climates, all sheep must be sheltered from storms, and it is by no means good policy to allow them to shift entirely for themselves in the matter of food. To show accurately the form of this adniiraVde breed, we give an il- lustration of a ewe, and also of a buck, showing their appearance after shearing. In the hill regi
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. VAKIETIES OF SHEEP A\U THEIK CHA1!ACTEK1STK'8. ISC)''. and south of it, the same is true, and the statement will hold i:;ood with all the more hardy breeds. Yet, even in these genial climates, all sheep must be sheltered from storms, and it is by no means good policy to allow them to shift entirely for themselves in the matter of food. To show accurately the form of this adniiraVde breed, we give an il- lustration of a ewe, and also of a buck, showing their appearance after shearing. In the hill region of Virginia, and other parts of the South and West, the Cotswolds are yearly increasing in favor. The testimony of many Southern planters and farmers is decidedly in their favor. One statement, s±^ :;m;J&A!'^ i'kN.'iV'l. ) that of a prominent farmer of Clark county, Va., must suffice. His testimony is as follows : It is far more profitable to keep the different varieties of mutton breeds, than the fine wools, or Merino breed in this portion of Vii'ginia. I say this from my own experience, and that of many intelligent gentlemen with whom I have convei'sed. The Cotswold sheep, and its crosses with the South-Down, are less liable to diseases of all kinds ; they are more prolific, better nurses, and less lial)le to lose their lambs than the Merino. The lambs are more vigoi'ous and hardy ; then jidd their early maturity, their fitness for market at eighteen months old, and their almost double value when in market, and you have advantages which far outweigh the additional amount of food which the mutton shecji may consume in jjroportion to iiis 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 Periam, Jonathan. [from old catalog]; Baker, A. H. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Loui
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