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This special re-print edition of Wrightson's book "Sheep Breeds and Sheep Management" contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of breeding and raising Sheep for lamb or wool production.Written in 1898, this is one of the more comprehensive books available on basic sheep husbandry and sheep breeds. Topics include Effects of Domestication, Long and Fine Wooled Sheep, British Long Wooled Sheep, The Border Leicester, Cotswolds, Middle Wooled Sheep, Improved Hampshire Downs, Mountain or Forest Sheep Breeds, Apparent Differences in Breeds, Management of Sheep Herds, Lambing Time, Single and Twin Lambs, Winter Feeding, Exhibition Sheep, Diseases of Sheep and much more. Some of the breeds covered include the Merino, Leicester, Lincoln, Border Leicester, Cotswold, Kent or Romney Marsh, Devons, Wensleydale, Southdowns, Hampshire, Oxfords, Shropshire, Suffolk, Dorset, Herdwick, Dartmoor, Cheviot, Scottish Black Face and others.Lavishly illustrated.Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

ISBN-13

9781721979165

ISBN-10

1721979166

Weight

1.42 Pounds

Dimensions

8.50 x 0.58 x 11.02 In

List Price

$19.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

274 pages

Publisher

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Published On

2018-06-26



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