Lhe Stock* Sheep LincQh{fliire and Tees-JFater Breeds Descriptions of 6?3 



The ewes in this breed are ufually put to the ram, fo as to have lambs at two years 

 old, when they moflly produce two lambs each in the proportion of about one- 

 third of the whole, where they have been kept well ; which ihouid always be the 

 cafe. When their forms are good they may be kept for the purpofe of breeding 

 till three or four years old.* 



The wethers may be killed fo early as at two years old, with the greateft profit, 

 as when kept longer they are apt to get unneceffari .y fat. 



The Lincoinjhire breed is known by having no horns ; white faces; long thin weak 

 earcafes ; thick rough white legs ; bones large; pelts thick; flow feeding ; mutton 

 coarfe grained, the weight per quarter in ewes from i^bs. to 2olbs. in three year 

 old wethers from 2olbs. to jolbs. ; the wool from 10 to 18 inches in length. f 

 This breed, as the name implies, is chiefly prevalent in Lincolnlhire and other rich 

 marfhor grazing lands. 



It is however, probably, capable of being kept with advantage, and made far^ 

 only on the richeft forts of grazing paftures. But in thefe cafes it may be kept 

 with more profit than the above breed to three years old. The weight of mutton 

 which the fheep afford is great : but the flefh coarfe, with a large proportion of 

 bone. The chief excellence is in the large quantity of wool which they afford, 

 which pays for their being kept longer than other breeds before they are made 

 fat. In its improved ftate it is, however, a breed much lefs profitable to the 

 farmer than thofe rtiat feed quicker, except in the cafe of fuch rich paftures as 

 have been mentioned. 



In the Tees-zvaftr breed the legs are longer, finer boned, and fupport a thicker 

 and more firm and heavy carcafe than the Lincolnshire ; the fheep are much wider 

 on the backs and fides ; and afford a fatter and finer grained mutton. The weight 

 per quarter in two-years old wethers is from 25lbs. to 35lbs., and in particular in- 

 fiances to 55lbs, or more. The wool is fhorter and lefs heavy than in the prece 

 ding breed. J 



This is the largeft breed of fheep in the ifland ; and is the moft prevalent in the 

 fine fertile inciofed lands on the borders of the Tees in Yorklhire. 



In this breed, which is probably from the fame flock as the above, more atten 

 tion has been paid tofize than wool. It is only calculated for warm inclofed 

 rich paftures, where they are kept in fmall lots, and well fupported with food in 

 fevere winters. They produce a large weight of mutton ; but then from their 



* Culley on Live Stock. t Ibid. J Ibid; 



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