Classification of Breeds of Sheep. 281 



THE LINCOLN. 



The Lincoln is shorter and more compactly built 

 than the Gotswold. The face and legs are white 

 with an occasional bluish tinge. The back is very 

 strong and thickly fleshed. The wool is much 

 longer than that of the Gotswold. It usually parts 

 on the middle of the back and when full grown 

 hangs down on each side in long broad locks. The 

 wool is coarser than that of some of the other long 

 wool breeds and has small curls at the ends. Often 

 this breed has locks of wool hanging down over the 

 face, but these are much shorter than those of the 

 Gotswold. More often a bushy bunch of wool pro- 

 jects straight out from the forehead. The Lincoln 

 shears a heavy fleece because it is very long and 

 dense and contains considerable yolk. The Lincoln 

 and Gotswold resemble each other more closely 

 than any other two breeds, and for this reason one 

 must be familiar with the characteristics of the two 

 breeds in order to distinguish between them. 



