Breeds of Sheep. 211 
same colored points, large bone, long, spiral horns, long body, 
flat ribs, and rather narrow loins. Later Hampshire blood was 
used with marked success. The Southdown cross removed the 
horns from the old Norfolk breed, gave a better carcass, and in- 
creased the early-maturing and easy-fattening qualities, while 
Fia. 79.— The Suffolk. Mutton type. 
the Hampshire cross gave size and weight. The modern Suffolk 
is a conspicuous example of the remarkable success in cross- 
breeding. 
337. Suffolk Down compared with Southdown. — The former 
is larger and more rangy with black face and long, clean, black legs. 
No doubt, because of its ancestry, it slightly resembles the South- 
down in character and wool, but is about one-third larger in body 
and much longer in the leg. The ears are black, rather large, and 
