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race, and afford a coarse-grained and very inferior 

 kind of mutton, which is no where in repute. The 

 weight of theEwes is from seventeen to twenty-four, 

 and of the three-years old wethers, from twenty to 

 thirty pounds, per quarter. Mr. Culley informs 

 us, that these Sheep cannot be made fat, in a 

 reasonable time, in any part of our island, except 

 Romney Marsh,' the marshes of Lincolnshire, or 

 some other very rich grazing grounds. In such 

 situations they are considered to be profitable, 

 from the enormous weight of wool which they 

 annually produce. 



It is said that the Lincolnshire Sheep are, in 

 general, so tender as to be unfit for more northern 

 districts. Of late years, the race has been much 

 improved, by the breeders introducing among 

 them valuable Rams from other counties. 



THE TEES-WATER SHEEP. 



THIS is a hornless variety, with white faces and 

 legs, and long and somewhat coarse wool. The 

 animals are considered to be the largest of all the 

 British Sheep. Their legs are longer, and finer 

 boned; and the carcasses are heavier, more firm, 

 and much wider on the back and sides, than those 

 of the preceding breed. Their wool also is shorter, 

 and not so heavy. 



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