. The breeds, management. of the mutton is considered superior tothat of the Leciester, the tallow being less abundant, witha larger developement of muscle or flesh. We may, there-tore, consider this breed as one of established reputation, BRITISH SHEEP. 87 and extending itself throughout every district of the King-dom. THE OLD LEICESTER SHEEP. This breed of sheep is thus described by Mr. Youatt:— This was a large, heavy, coarse-wooled breed, commonto most of the midland counties, and reaching from thesouth of Yorkshire as far as to Oxfordshire and Gloucester-shire. It had a white face, no hor
. The breeds, management. of the mutton is considered superior tothat of the Leciester, the tallow being less abundant, witha larger developement of muscle or flesh. We may, there-tore, consider this breed as one of established reputation, BRITISH SHEEP. 87 and extending itself throughout every district of the King-dom. THE OLD LEICESTER SHEEP. This breed of sheep is thus described by Mr. Youatt:— This was a large, heavy, coarse-wooled breed, commonto most of the midland counties, and reaching from thesouth of Yorkshire as far as to Oxfordshire and Gloucester-shire. It had a white face, no horns ; it was long and thinin the carcass, flat-sided, with large bones, thick, rough,and white legs; and weighing, the ewe from 15 to 20 lbs.,and the wether from 20 to 30 lbs. the quarter. It was cov-ered with wool from 10 to 14 inches in length, coarse inquality, and weighing from 8 to 13 lbs. The pelt and offalwere thick and coarse : the animal was a slow feeder, andthe flesh was coarse grained, and with little THE NEW LEICESTER NEW LEICESTER BREED. The following selections from the works of , Blacklock, and Spooner, will illustrate the origin,formation, and qualities of this breed : The New Leicester is an artificial breed of sheep,which was moulded, as it were, into its present form by themaster hand of The actual sources from whence 83 BRITISH BREED. Mr. Bakewell derived his breed, cannot be accurately as-certained. He himself was very uncommunative on thispoint, and the knowledge of the origin of the breed perish-ed with him. It is probable, however, that the foundationof his breed was, the best existing specimens of the oldLeicester breed. It was about the middle of the last century, that undertook his improvements in breeding to this period, very little care had been bestowed uponthe breeding of sheep in England. Two objects appear tohave engrossed the attention of breeders : first, to breedanimals of the lar
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