QUESTIONS 



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Hardiness is one of the strong claims, made for the Suffolk. They 

 are good at travelling and hence do well where their feed must be 

 gathered from large areas. It is this ability which seems to cause 

 them to be favorably regarded at present in South Africa. 



In North America little is known of the value of the Suffolk 

 for crossing purposes. Supporters of the breed claim that Suffolk 

 blood improves the carcass of long-wooled breeds by increasing the 

 proportion of lean meat. 



Distribution. — The Suffolk is not so widely distributed as some 

 of the other breeds in the Down group to which it belongs. Flocks 



Fig. 92. — Suffolk ewes, property of Wm. T. Paul, England. Note the uniformity in 

 markings and the thick, iirm legs of mutton. 



exist in a number of counties in England, but its native home is 

 still its chief stronghold. Modest importations have been made to 

 various sheep countries. In Canada and the United States, Suffolk 

 flocks are rare and altogether too little is known about them. The 

 Suffolk Sheep Society of England was organized in 1886. Its 

 volumes, published annually, contain valuable data concerning the 

 breed. An association was formed in the United States at Des 

 Moines. Iowa, but up to 1918 it had published no flock book. 



QUESTIONS 



1. Where was the SuflFolk developed? 



2. Compare the Suflfolk with the Hampshire. 



3. How does the Suffolk rank in the quality of its mutton? 



4. Compare the Suffolk with the Oxford Down for wool production. 



