Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1907 — SHEEP BREEDING. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SHEEP BREEDING.

Dorsets, Cheviots and Oxford Downs Prove Satisfactory. At present I am breeding three different varieties of sheep—Dorset, Cheviot and Oxford Down. The Dorsets are my money makers, the Cheviots the admired and the Oxfords my show

sheep. The Dorsets are money makers because of the early lambs they give, explains a writer in New England Homestead. I have sold* twin lambs when eight months old for $24 a pair, bht l will no longer sell for that price. I find that the demand is still increasing for the Dorsets, and I can find ready sale for my ewe lamb 3 at double that price. I think the Cheviots are the best looking sheep that walk. They have very clean cut faces and small Mead and limbs and make a tidy looking animal. I believe they will be kept by those who wish to keep a cosset In preference to all other breeds. The Oxfords are the show sheep, since they are the largest, and that is what takes the premium at our agricultural fairs nowadays.

YEARLING DORSET LAMBS.