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also in 1888. In 1892 the Iowa Suffolk Sheep Society imported 

 2 rams and 20 yearling ewes and placed them on the farm of 

 G. VV. Franklin at Atlantic. 



Characteristics of Suffolk sheep. The head, which is hornless, 

 tends to be long and is characterized by a Roman nose. The 

 ears are large and long and commonly incline forward ; the neck 

 is moderately long ; the body, rangy but broad and full in the breast 



FIG. 287. Playford Model (7731), first-prize Suffolk ram at the Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society of England Show, 1904. Owned by S. R. Sherwood, Playford, 

 England. From photograph, by courtesy of William Cooper & Nephews, 

 Berkhamsted, England 



and wide through the chest, has a well-sprung, deep rib, is espe- 

 cially strong in the back and loin, full and thick in the hind quar- 

 ters, and notably strong in the twist. The legs tend to be short, 

 and one is impressed with this as a fairly low-set sheep. The skin 

 of the Suffolk should be "fine, soft, and pink." The head and ears 

 are covered with distinctly black hair, and the legs also are black. 

 Ordinarily the entire head is free from wool, but a small amount 

 on the forehead is permissible. The Suffolk is quite similar to the 

 Hampshire Down, and in this connection Wrightson says 1 : 



1 Sheep: Breeds and Management (1895), P- 7 6. 



