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Illinois and north of Tennessee. This is a large, long-wooled 

 breed, larger than the Leicester, mature rams weighing from 

 250 to 275 pounds, and ewes 200 to 225 pounds. The head 

 is somewhat large, and is usually white, though it may be 

 gray or brown in tint. The nose is rather prominent, and 

 the ears incline to be large and are carried somewhat heavily. 

 If the forehead of the Cotswold is protected, long curly locks 

 of wool hang down in front, often hiding the eyes. This 

 breed has a broad breast, wide, flat back and broad rump, 



and shows a greater 

 width than depth of 

 body in the best speci- 

 mens. While the Cots- 

 wold feeds very well, if 

 on good pasture and 

 under favorable condi- 

 tions, it is not a breed 

 suited to scant pastures. 

 The well-fattened carcass 

 is too large, coarse, and 

 fat for the present de- 

 mand. The fleece is 

 coarser and the curly 

 locks larger than with 



the Leicester. Good Cotswold wool is noted for its lustre, 

 having a shiny, glistening quality, rather peculiar to this 

 and the Lincoln breed, and is much valued by the English 

 breeders. A twelve months' fleece is usually from 8 to 10 

 inches long, and weighs about- 10 pounds. There are not 

 many Cotswold flocks in the United States, and the breed 

 is more popular in Canada than here. The demands for a 

 smaller sheep and a different grade of wool make it difficult 

 for this breed to become popular in America. 



Fig. 51. A Cotswold ram. Photograpl 

 the author. 



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