MORE IMPORTANT BREEDS OF SHEEP 



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Fig. 248. Leicester sheep on pasture in Ireland. 



averaging about six inches in length, and weighing about 

 nine or ten pounds. In the border country of England and 

 Scotland has been developed a type known as the Border 

 Leicester. This has a bolder carriage and style of head, and 

 is quite free of wool on the poll. The face af the Border 

 Leicester is a clear white. In carcass the latter is larger 

 and longer, the belly is not quite so full in outline, being 

 carried rather more lightly. The border sheep is also some- 

 what more leggy than the older type. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOE LEICESTER SHEEP. 



(Adopted by American Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association.) 



Points 

 Head Long, moderately small, tapering toward the muzzle; white and 



well covered with hair; lips and nostrils black 6 



Nose Somewhat narrow, almost straight in ewes, and slightly Roman 



in rams 2 



Face Having a wedge-shaped appearance, well covered with fine white 



hairs .-. 2 



