268 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



(a) The nose is scarcely so fine as in the Leicester. 



(b) A tuft of rather short wool is found on the upper 

 part of the broad forehead. 



(c) Eye, large, clear, restful. 



(d) Ears, broader relatively than in the Leicester, fairly 

 long and dotted. 



(4) Neck Medium in length, but inclining to short. 



(a) Not large at the head, straight above and so enlarged 

 as to blend perfectly at the shoulders. 



(b) Throatiness is to be avoided even in the rams. 



(5) Back Straight, broad and wide to the tailhead. 



(a) The withers and loin have much width, and 



(b) The back should carry much flesh. 



(6) Forequarters Of plump development, fully equal to 

 that in the hindquarters. 



(a) Shoulders, large, fully and smoothly rounded out and 

 well covered with flesh. 



(b) Chest, wide and cylindrical. 



(c) Breast, broad, deep, full and nicely rounded out. 



(d) Brisket, broad, rounded and well forward. 



(7) Barrel Medium in length, cylindrical. 



(a) Ribs, close, well sprung from the spinal column and 

 coming well forward and backward. 



(b) Crops, full and even with shoulder. 



(c) Fore and hind flanks, full and low. 



(d) Heart girth and flank girth, excellent and about equal. 



(e) Underline, straight. 



(8) Hindquarters Long, wide, deep, plump. 



(a) Hips, large and most full in the center. 



(b) Crupper, creased. 



(c) Thighs, broad, full and well filled out downward. 

 {d) Buttock, broad and square. 



(e) Twist, placed low and possessed of full development. 



(9) Legs Inclining to short, wide apart, strong and 

 straight, bare below knee and hock, and of a dull, white color, 

 but frequently spotted. 



(10) Fleece Very long, bright, strong in fiber and well 

 distributed over the body. 



(a) It hangs in fairly large and wavy spirals, but some- 

 times it is flaked, and 



(b) The skin beneath it should be of a pinkish color. 



III. General Appearance The well furnished 

 Lincoln in full fleece has a square-like and massive 

 form, the long wool coming well down toward the 

 ground. 



