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SOUTU DOWN SHEEP. 



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defects and superior points of the ewes and rams lie bred from, raised tliis breed to great 

 perfection ; in fact, may be said to have originated it. For rich lowland pastures, the 

 Leicester has no equal It matures earlier, fats quicker, and yields more wool for the 

 same amount of food, than any other breed. It is not such a good breeder, is a poor 

 suckler, and the mutton is coarser than the South Down. It will not stand wet, heavy 

 land, and an occasional scarcity of food, so well as the short wools. There are a consid- 

 erable number of this breed, of more or less purity, scattered throughout the country. 

 We give an excellent representation of the best long wooled buck and ewe over two 

 years old exhibited at the New York State Fair at Rochester in 1851, owned by J. 

 McDonald and Wm. Rathbone. 



LEICESTER SHEEP. 



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