A prize winning- T,incoln ram. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE LINCOLN SHEEP. 



1*HIS BREED which originated in Lincolnshire, England, vies with the Cots- 

 wold for the position of being considered the largest of the long wooled 

 breeds. The form is very squarely built and when mature the representa- 

 tives of this breed are very heavy. The face is pure white, somewhat long 

 and surmounted by a tuft of wool. The body is exceedingly 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 this, but it is particularly lustrous and parts easily in 

 flakes. Tn yield of mutton and wool this breed occupies a foremost position. 



