PROLIFIC EWE DIES
24 Lambs in Seven Years The death has occurred of “Betty,” the 9-year-old pet ewe of Master Tommy Spittles, the son of Mr. H. Spittles, a farmer of Meadle, near Princess Rlsborough, says the “Live Stock Journal.” "Betty” died in giving birth to seven lambs, which brings her total up to 24 in seven years. Betty, who was brought tip on a feeding bottle, gave birth to triplets when she was two years old, and altogether she had times and twins once. By reason of her prolific breeding “Betty” was the originator of Mr. Spittles’s whole flock, and as several of her lambs have had triplets and twins, the flock now numbers between 50 and 60. When two years of age Betty was sheared for the first time, and yielded 17jlb. of wool.
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Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 30, 29 October 1932, Page 12
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136PROLIFIC EWE DIES Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 30, 29 October 1932, Page 12
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