Contents 



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Grazing Qualities 



Qualities as Breeders 



Value of Cotswolds for Grading 



The Lincoln 



Improvement of the Old Lincoln 

 The Type of Old Lincoln 

 Live Weights attained by Lincolns 

 Weight and Character of Fleece 

 Breeding Qualities of Lincolns 

 Adaptability .... 

 Value for Grading . 



Differences in the Lowland Breeds 

 The Southdown .... 



Origin of the Southdown 



Improvement of the Breed 



Work of John Ellman on the Southdowns 



Improvement of Southdowns by Jonas Webb 



Appearance of Southdowns 



Description of Ideal Southdown 



Production of Mutton in the Southdown 



Quality of Mutton . 



Qualities of the Fleece 



Attributes as Breeders 



Adaptability . 



The Shropshire 



Original Sources of Shropshire 

 Improvement of the Early Shropshires 

 Attaining the Status of a Breed 

 Type of Shropshires 

 Position as Producers of Mutton 

 The Quality of Shropshire Mutton . 

 Qualities of the Shropshire Fleece . 

 Characteristics as Breeding Stock . 

 Utility for Crossing .... 

 Adaptability of Shropshire 



The Hampshire 



The Hampshire Foundation Stock . 



The Sources of Improvement of Hampshire 



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