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average of one third of the Ewes produce two 

 Lambs each; that is, every three Ewes will have 

 about four Lambs. Hitherto the wool produced 

 by these Sheep has not been much attended to: the 

 quantity, however, is by no means so great as 

 what some others of the long-woolled Sheep pro- 

 duce. 



THE LINCOLNSHIRE SHEEP. 



Are amongst the largest of all our breeds. 

 They are hornless; have white faces and legs; long, 

 thin, and weak carcasses; and long, heavy wool. 

 The latter, when extended, usually measures from 

 ten to eighteen inches; and a specimen examined 

 by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart, was twenty-one inches, 

 in length. The fleece from which this specimen 

 was taken weighed no less than twenty-eight 

 pounds. The average weight of the fleece is from 

 eight to fourteen pounds, and is in proportion to 

 that of the carcass, as about one to sixteen and a 

 half. Its value is from eight-pence halfpenny to 

 a shilling a pound. The pelt in these Sheep is 

 thick; and the legs are rough, clumsy, and large 

 boned. 



It is in the rich marsh lands of Lincolnshire that 

 this breed is chiefly prevalent. Its principal value 

 is in the wool, since the animals are a slow-feeding 



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