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MODERN SHEEP: BREEDS AND MANAGEMENT. 



pen: "You will notice that at the Smithfield Club Show, in 

 competition with all other breeds of sheep, in the carcass competi- 

 tions, for the past six or seven seasons, Suffolk and Suffolk 

 crosses have won more prizes than all the rest of the breeds put 

 together. This fact speaks for itself and is not the mere state- 

 ment of a partisan. You will see how steadily and surely the 

 Suffolks have come into prominence and how they stand without 

 a rival for quality of mutton and for fecundity, hardiness and 

 early maturity. They are not to be beaten, and equalled by few. 

 They rather .suffer from want of advertising as they are mostly 



Suffolk Ram, "Playford Model." Sherwood Type. 



in the hands of tenant farmers who can't, or won't, afford to ad- 

 vertise. They suffer very much in this respect, not being so well 

 known in foreign countries as older breeds like the Lincoln and 

 Southdown. Foreign and Colonial buyers, when they want a good 

 ram of these breeds don't hesitate to give from 100 to 1,000 

 for a Lincoln and from 50 to 100 for a Southdown; yet if you 

 urge them to try a Suffolk probably they will say they want one for 

 5 as the expenses are so heavy getting it over. How can they 

 expect to get a good sheep for such a sum? Yet they will most 

 likely find someone who will supply them and discredit the breed. 

 "This year my ram lambs (45 head) have averaged over 



