THE COTSWOLD 



The Cotswold is one of the most popular breeds of the above 

 described type and one of our oldest breeds of sheep, thought to have 

 existed in England at the time of the Roman conquest. It was so 

 named from "cots" or small houses used to shelter the sheep and 

 "wold" or rolling upland pasture. The improving blood was Leicester. 



A noted Cotswold Ram, a first prize winner at the Royal Show of England. 



The modern Cotswold is a massive sheep of impressive bearing. 

 The body is long and deep and the back broad and level. The head is 

 carried stylishly and notwithstanding the size of the sheep the body 

 is smoothly turned. The face is white or gray and the legs of the 

 same color. The wool is long, finer than that carried by most breeds 

 of this type and covers the body well. A marked characteristic is a 

 foretop of spirals, which in well-bred specimens hangs almost to the 

 tip of the nose. 



This breed ranks high among long wool breeds in grazing, but 



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