Lvct Stock Sheep Methods of diftinguijhing the Breeds of. 6*71 



As in cattle- flock we have already feen that there is a certain form and con 

 nexion of parts that befpeak the excellence or perfe&ion of the breed, fo in the 

 fheep the fame is the cafe, and the nearer any breed approaches to it, the 

 more perfect or excellent it may be confidered. In the ram Mr. Culley has thus 

 defcribcd it : &quot; Head fine and fmall, noftrils wide and expanded, eyes prominent, 

 rather bold or daring, ears thin, collar full from breaft and moulders, tapering 

 gradually to where the neck and head join, which mould be fine and graceful, 

 being free from any coarfe leather hanging down, moulders broad and full, joining 

 fo eafy to the collar forward and chine backward, as to leave no hollow in either 

 place, mutton upon arm or fore thigh quite to knee, legs upright with clean fine 

 bone equally clear from fuperfluous ikin and coarfe airy wool, from the knee and 

 hough downwards, breaft broad and well forward, to keep fore legs at a proper 

 widenefs ; girth or chefl full and deep, and inftead of a hollow behind the moulders, 

 that part by fome called fore flank quite full ; back and loins broad, flat and 

 ftraight, from which the ribs muft rife with a fine circular arch ; belly ftraight ; 

 quarters long and full ; mutton quite down to hough, which mould neither ftand 

 in nor out ; twift or junction of infide pf thighs deep, wide and full, which with, 

 the broad breaft, keep the fore-legs open and upright j thin pelt covered with fine 

 bright, foft wool. * This is the model which, in fo far as form is concerned, the 



But Mr. Culley, in his &quot; Obfervations on Live Stock,&quot; difcriminates them with greater minutenefs 

 into feveral different breeds, in the following manner: 



