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twice the room on which they stand while feeding. Water and 

 salt are supplied in this pen, and the lambs do not leave it 

 from the time they are put in until they are finished and ready 

 for the market. The Iambs are put on full feed in about three 

 weeks and forced until fat. 





Fig. 132. — Hampshire Ram. Champion, International Live Stock Show, 1908. 

 Photograph from National Stockman and Farmer. 



The native home of the Hampshire Down breed of mutton sheep is in Hampshire 

 County, England. This breed is noted for its large size and its mutton quali- 

 ties. Mature rams should weigh about 240 pounds and the ewes 180 to 200 

 pounds. In general appearance this breed is somewhat coarser than either 

 the Southdown or the Shropshire, but in quality of the mutton is not inferior 

 to either. As a wool producer the breed does not rank high, the average yield 

 being about seven pounds, which is inferior in quality to wool of either the 

 Southdown or the Shropshire. 



Two factors deserve special attention, and they are at vari- 

 ance with accepted ideas. First, there must be no more feeding 

 space than lambs ; and second, the lambs must be prevented from 

 being excited. A violation of either of these will prove fatal in 



