Lincoln ewu, a wiiiuer uf many prizes in 1897 

 Denfield, Ontario, Canada. 



owned by .lolni T. Gibson, 



DESCKIPTION OF THE LINCOLN SHEEP 



T^HIS BREED whicli originated in Linconshire England, vies with the Cotswold 

 for the position of being considered the largest of the long wooled breeds. 

 The form is very squarely built and when mature the representatives of this breed 

 are very heavy. The face is pure white, somewhat long and surmounted by a tuft 

 of wool. The body is e.xceedingly full in its development and marked specially by 

 a very wide, level and deep fleshed back, while the hind quarters are usually 

 well developed, being very square in form. The wool is long in fiber, very strong, 

 frequently inclined to be coarse because of tliis, but it is particularly lustrous and 

 partsoasily iu flakes. In yield of mutton and wool this breed occupies a foremost 

 position. 



