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that of the Southdown, and it is said that the Shropshire excels 
in fecundity, early maturity, and quick-fattening qualities (Fig. 76). 
332. Hampshire mutton sheep. — This breed was developed in 
central England, particularly in the county of Hampshire. The 
early origin is more or less obscure, but traces back to at least two 
Tic. 77.— The Hampshire. Mutton type. 
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sources. Formerly there existed in Wiltshire, and to some extent 
in Hampshire and other near-by counties, a large, slow-maturing, 
narrow-backed, horned type of sheep known as Wiltshire-horned. 
