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THE SUFFOLK. 



This breed belongs to the middle wools. It is 

 a large-framed sheep with rather long legs. The 

 body is round in form, and very lengthy. The head 

 is large, the face very black, and the ears long and 



PLATE 87. Champion Suffolk ram at English shows. Courtesy of 



Suffolk Sheep Society, E. M. Prentice, Secretary; Ipswich, 



England. 



black. The fine-boned, black legs are bare of 

 wool below the knees and hocks. The wool is 

 short, but dense. The head from the ears forward 

 is entirely bare of wool like that of the Cheviot. 

 The skin is pink in color and the wool is a little 

 grayish white. The Suffolk is known as a very 

 hardy breed, although it is not very popular in this 



