. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. nyconsiderable attention was devoted to its improvement. Sincethat period, it% fine points have been remarkably developed,which is shewn in iis improved Ilze and form, and its earlymaturity and productiveness. The late Mr. John Ellman, ofEnvland, was the first who took them thoroughly in hand ; andso eminent was his success, that he founded a flock which hasbeen the source whence al] the best blood has been sincederived. The form and characteristics of the South Downs. His criteria
. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. nyconsiderable attention was devoted to its improvement. Sincethat period, it% fine points have been remarkably developed,which is shewn in iis improved Ilze and form, and its earlymaturity and productiveness. The late Mr. John Ellman, ofEnvland, was the first who took them thoroughly in hand ; andso eminent was his success, that he founded a flock which hasbeen the source whence al] the best blood has been sincederived. The form and characteristics of the South Downs. His criteria of a good South Down, are as follows :—-Thehead small and hornless; the face speckled or gray, and nei-ther too long nor too short. The lips thin, and the space LMIARACTERJ^ICS OF THE SOUTH DOWNS. 107 between the nose an^ the eyes narrow. The under jaw, orchap, fine and thin; the ears tolerably wide, and well coveredwith wool, and the forehead also, and tlie whole space betweenthe ears well protected by it, as a defence against the eye full and bright, but not prominent. The orbits of the Fi-. .1^ ,:a-^ ^?l!.^, South Down Buck. eye—the eye-cap, or bone,—not too projecting, that it maynot form a fatal obstacle in lambing. Tlie neck of a mediumlenoth, thin towards the head, but enlaro-inor towards theshoulders, where it should be broad and high, and straight inits whole course above and below. Tlie breast should be wide,deep, and projecting forwards between tlie fore-legs, indicatinga 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 thetop to the breast, indicating a springing rib beneath, andleaving room for it. The ribs coming out horizontally frorathe spine, and extending far backward, and the last rib pro- 108 DOMESTIC AXIM jecting more than the others; the back nit from the shoulderato the settmg on of the tail; the loin broad and
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