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the border counties of England and Scotland, and in other 

 parts of Great Britain. While tried to some extent 

 abroad, notably in part of Europe, New Zealand, Australia 

 and America, they have not attained the reputation of 

 the heavier-wooled breeds. In America they are found 

 mainly in Ontario and other Canadian provinces, and in 

 Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. 



430. Organizations and records. The first organiza- 

 tion devoted to the Leicester was the Dishley Society, 

 which was formed to sustain the efforts of Bakewell. This 

 society has been succeeded by the Leicester Sheep Breeders 

 Society. In England there is also the Society of Border 

 Leicester Sheep Breeders. The American Leicester 

 Breeders' Association has issued eight volumes of its flock- 

 book, since its organization in 1888, recording over 16,000 

 sheep. 



LINCOLN SHEEP. Plate XIII. 

 By David McCrae 



431. This breed is of large size, with a heavy fleece 

 of long, wavy or curly wool and a moderate tuft of wool on 

 the face. 



432. History. On the eastern coast of England lies 

 the county of Lincoln, which contains a large* tract of 

 fen or marsh land, lying exposed to the North sea and very 

 little above it. On this flat fen land has been bred a race 

 of sheep which takes its name from the county, and which 

 has made for itself a world-wide reputation. In olden 

 times, the sheep raised on the fens of Lincolnshire were 

 remarkable for large size and for length of wool. They 

 had also large limbs, big hoofs, hollow flanks and flat 

 sides. We know little about the origin of the old Lincoln 



