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6177, bred by Mr. T. Fenn, sire of "Ruling Star," 8720, winner of first prize at the 

 Shropshire and West Midland shows; "Old Latimer," used most successfully in Lord 

 Chesham's flock at Latimer and the sire of many winners; "Cardinal," 339, bred by 

 Lord Chesham, made a great mark in the celebrated Uffington flock; "Pride of Mont- 

 ford," 959, bred by Mr. T. S. Minton, proved himself a grand sire; "Crested Knight," 

 8957, bred by Mr. John Harding, made a great reputation in Scotland; "Ulster Coun- 

 cillor," 11618, bred by Mr. John Harding, has made a great mark in Ireland and sired 

 many winners. 



THE HAMPSHIRE, 



The home of the Hampshire seems to be everywhere, not- 

 withstanding that historians of less than twenty years ago desig- 

 nated it to be in the chalk formations of. Berkshire, Hampshire, 

 Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, and in later instances in $ussex and Surrey. 

 In this country it has made itself very much at home, both in the 

 show ring, on the farm and in the feed lot, and its popularity is 

 growing apace. It is also pushing itself into countries where only 

 breeds indigenous to same were thought fitted.. It is a breed 

 that is deserving of all the good things that may be said of it. 



It is pretty generally conceded that the Hampshire owes its 

 origin to the crossing of. the old Wiltshire-horned sheep and the 

 Berkshire Knot with the Southdown, which was introduced into 

 Hampshire and adjacent counties in the early eighties. There 

 seem to be fewer fads in regard to the Hampshire 'Down than 

 with many other breeds. Perhaps that, in a measure, accounts for 

 its wonderfully "rugged constitution. The Hampshire is a very 

 large, strong constitutioned, early maturing breed, with black face 

 and legs, darker than the other Down breeds of sheep, with the 

 one exception of the Suffolk. Hampshires are kept in very large 

 flocks in England, running from a hundred up into the thousands ; 

 in fact, flocks of this breed are larger on the average in England 

 than those of most other breeds. 



Ram lambs are rented at very high figures by the English 

 Hampshire breeders, only recently one being rented by Mr. Gary 

 Coles., a well-known breeder, for one month's service only at $576. 

 In August of last year he rented nine head at an average of 76 10s, 

 one of which rented at 180 guineas or $945. 



. . In twin-raising this breed has no superior, if equal, and no 

 lamb seems to grow faster than the Hampshire lamb. It takes 

 lots of feed, but makes good use of it, and gives a good profit on 

 what it consum'egf " The Hampshire is a very prolific breed, one 

 English breeder reporting- 8^0 - strong, healthy lambs from 650 

 ewes. 



The Hampshire stands prominent among the early-lamb rais- 

 ers. The lambs grow very rapidly, a gain of one pound a day being 

 nothing unusual with this breed. The demand for the breed in 

 this country is greater than the supply. 



To the hungry man or epicure the Hampshire chop is very 

 tempting, for not only is it large, but rich, juicy, and very full of 



