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Ciliated for warm rich pastures, where they are kept 

 in small lots, in small inclosures, and well supported 

 with food in severe winter seasons. The legs are 

 longer, finer boned, and support a thicker and more 

 firm and heavy carcase than the Lincolnshires ; the 

 sheep are much wider on the backs and sides, and 

 afford a fatter and finer grained mutton. The 

 weight per quarter in two years old wedders is from 

 25 pounds to 35 pounds, and in particular instances 

 to 53 pounds or more. 



24. Liiicolnshire Bi-eed. 



This is a breed of sheep which is characterised by 

 their having no horns ; white faces ; long, thin, weak 

 carcases ; thick, rough, white legs ; bones large ; 

 pelts thick ; slow-feeding ; mutton coarse-grained ; 

 the weight per quarter in ewes from 14 pounds to 

 20 pounds ; in three year old wedders from 20 

 pounds to 30 pounds ; the wool from 10 to 18 inches 

 in length ; and it is chiefly prevalent in the district 

 which gives the name, and other rich grazing ones. 

 The netv or improved Lincolns have now finer 

 bone, with broader loins and trussed carcases, and 

 are among the best, if not actually the best, long- 

 wooUed stock we have. 



25. Dishley Breed. 



This is an improved breed of sheep, which is rea- 

 dily distinguished from the other long-woolled sorts; 

 having a fulness of form and substantial width of 

 carcase, with a peculiar plainness and meekness of 

 countenance ; the head long, thin, and leaning back- 

 ward ; the nose projecting forward ; the ears some- 

 what long, and standing backward ; great fullness of 

 the fore-quarters ; legs of moderate length, and tlie 

 finest bone ; tail small ; fleece well covering the 

 body, of the shortest and finest of the combing 

 wools, the length of staple six or seven inches. 



