The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-11-03
BREEDS OF SHEEP.

woods are the Cotswolds, Lelcesters'
and Lincolns. These are all known,
distinct and hardy breeds, pr1zeo
for superiority and distinctive mer-
its, but combining some good quail
tiles in common. We give the fol
lowing description of each, brlef'
plain and to the point, emitting
cumbersome details and ninutis-
The Cotswolds are a hornless
white face, white legged, long
slightly crisped OF wa7ey wooied
breed. They have q heavy TUT OF
wool upon the forehead slightly
Roman nose and hold the place OF
first among the long wooled breeds.
They have large roomy, heavy car
casses> with heavy fleece and fine
mutton. They require good care
and feed, and are patient, quiet
beautiful breed, that are PRIDE
and an ornament to every we'll Kept
farm.
The Leicesters, or Bakewells
have a growing popularity though
they are as yet only second in the
estimation Of the great sheep breed
ing and keeping public. When fat
tened the mutton is excellent, the
carcass large. They have no horns
but q matted or smutty face and legs,
and a very uniform fleece. They
produce a wool that averages vel
with the best Cotswold and prefer
red for some classes OF manufac-
ture.
The lincoln is a comparatively
new sheep in America, but very
popular in England. It is first
class as to size and quality OF car
cass and it's wool is very long and
excellent. It is heavy shearer with
white face legs and hornless. They
are good mothers and their long
glossy wool is in great demand Tor
certain classes OF goods
The medium or middle wool
sheep are the various breeds Of the
Downs, so called because usually
originating upon or pasturing upon
the great ::Downs" planes, or Com
mons of England.
The South Down Oh Sussex Down
is a most popular breed Of sheep
and at the present the most pop
uIar of its class. They have brown
faces and legs, are medium size,
close compact and very hardy.
They are good breeders, mothers
and shearers. They produce the
best mutton of the world. Their
feeceis shorter than the long wools,
but finer generally and more COM
pact. They form the basis OF al
the other Downs.
The Hampshire Downs are a
cross, bred from South Down, and
have a deservidly good reputation.
The original Hampshires were
small native breed, but they have
been bred up to e large sheep,
which fattens readily. They have
black or mottled faces, a good
fleece, hardness and thrift, and are
very popular with some breeders.
The Oxford Downs are also
cross between the Cotswold and
old Downs of Ozfordshire. They
have the black and the mottled
faces of the Downs, the large car
cass of the Cotswold and many
good qualities derived from each.
They are good breeders and shear
medium 1eeces superior wool; as
mutton sheep, they stand deserv-
edly high. They have the Cots
wold tuft of wool on their fore
heads.
The Shropshire Downs are a
cross, bred between the Cotswold
and the more common Down, a
dark legged, dark faced sheep bred
to a fixed standard. They are good
mothers, good mutton, and a de,
sirable sheep in many ways.
The fine wooled sheep is the
Merino and it's various crosses and
strains. It had it's origin in Spain
and has from there been difused
over the world. In Saxony, Spain;
and Vermont in America, we find
the besttypes and the most perfect
and valuable animals. It has now be-
come thoroughly Americanized and
as such has become a most valuable
sheep.-J. ". LANG, Brooks Maine,
IN the ". T Farmer,