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(c) Thighs, broad, full and nicely tapering toward hock. 



(d) Buttock, square and straight. 



(e) Twist, full, broad and low. 



(9) Legs Of moderate length and fine rather than coarse 

 in bone, white in color, bare of wool on the lower half of the 

 length and standing straight and wide apart. 



(10) Fleece The wool is of good length, glossy and of 

 good fiber, and should cover the whole carcass save the head 

 and legs. 



(a) It hangs in fine spirals at the outer surface rather 

 than in masses, and 



(b) The skin under it inclines to thin, soft, elastic and 

 is of a pinkish tinge. 



II. General Appearance --The Leicester is 

 symmetrically, evenly and plumply developed, has a 

 massive and yet refined frame, a restful but not slug- 

 gish carriage, and is, when in good form, a beautiful 

 animal. 



