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United States, the importation to Canada having been 

 made by B. D. Sewell, of New Brunswick, and that to 

 the United States by M. B. Streeter of Brooklyn, New 

 York. They were taken to Iowa in 1892, and have since 

 been established elsewhere. 



406. Description. The Suffolk is a large, rangy sheep, 

 black-faced, hornless, with long, clean, black legs (Fig. 67). 



It resembles the Southdown 

 in character and wool, but 

 is about one-third larger in 

 body, and much longer in 

 the leg. The wool is of 

 good quality, of the clothing 

 type, and the mutton is ex- 

 cellent. It is a good feeder, 



F IQ . 67. -Suffolk Down ram. ^ j g repute( j fo be yery 



prolific, yielding twins and triplets frequently. 



407. Uses of Suffolk sheep. The Suffolk has a place 

 as a mutton sheep, giving a large percentage of lean meat 

 with a rich flavor. It is valuable for crossing purposes, to 

 produce a quick-growing lamb of good quality, popular 

 both with the butcher and with the consumer. The wool 

 is well adapted for hosiery purposes, but is rather small 

 in quantity. 



408. Distribution. In England, the breed abounds in 

 the counties of Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridge. It has 

 been exported to the continent of Europe, to Holland, 

 Germany, France, Spain, Saxony and elsewhere, where 

 the rams are in demand to give a superior quality of mutton 

 in their produce. It has been taken to South Africa, and 

 Australia and New Zealand. It has been tried with success 

 both in the United States and in Canada, but it is as yet 

 relatively unimportant here. 



