Show the oxford down donn about the year 1833 some prominent and skillful breeders bleeders bre eders in Oxford shire england undertook the formation of a now new treed breed of sheep which gouid combine the weight of the long wool with the quality of the down they did not establish a scale of points that was not fashionable then but they said A real Oxford shire down shall have a nice dark color the poll well covered with wool and adorned with a top not on the forehead a good fleece of wool thick on the skin not too curly a 9 well formed barrel on short legs not pray gray or spotted with a good firm mutton they stuck to the test they kept hept pegging away free wool had no sting single standard no terror tor for them on a double standard platform wool and mutton with two breeds to draw cotswold Cots wold and hampshire without waiting for the aid or consent of any other bree breeder deri they fought the battle batile the english people are open to conviction but the most conclusive evidence Is required to convince them the pioneers found no little difficulty in securing public recognition for their breed but they were patient persistent sistena and determined and in 1862 when the oxford down was given a separate class at the royal show the glorious victory was won the ideal sheep beep is the one that will produce the anost mutton wool and lambs all of the best beat quality and at the least expense to its approach to this ideal may be attributed the phenomenal success of the oxford down breed in england and america W A la in sheep la in america |