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RENNIE'S AGRICULTURE. 



Cotswold 

 Described. 



The largest of the long-wool breeds is the 

 Cotswold. See III. 108. Cotswolds are well pro- 

 portioned, and lay on flesh evenly. They have a 

 prominent crest of long wool on the head, and are 

 well covered below. An ordinary flock of Cotswolds 

 will yield an annual fleece of wool of from thirteen 

 to fourteen pounds each. 



The next in order is the Lincoln. See III. log. 

 This is a more compact animal. The body is evenly 



covered with flesh and long curly wool. There is a 

 crest on the head. The annual yield of wool is equal 

 to that of the Cotswold. 



The other long- wool breed is the Border Leicester. 

 See III. no. This is an attractive, upstanding and 

 lengthy animal, with clean head and legs, wool 

 usually in ringlets. One objection to these animals 

 is that they are liable to get bare below at an earlv 



