340 CLASS MAMMALIA. 



This breed will not fatten young, excepting on rich lands, 

 such as Romney Marsh, and the Lincolnshire marshes; 

 yet the great weight of wool amply repays the tedious 

 course of fattening, though it requires two years, which 

 is one more than is required for others. 



The Teeswater have the wool shorter and lighter than 

 the former ; the legs are longer, and the carcass thicker, 

 firmer, and broader ; whence it affords finer grained flesh 

 with more weight. It is derived originally from the Lincoln. 



The Dishley, or New Leicester, is distinguished from 

 other long-woolled breeds by their clean heads, straight, 

 broad, flat backs, round barrelled bodies, very fine small 

 bones, thin pelts, and readiness to fatten at an early age. 

 The mutton is not only fat, but also fine grained, and of 

 superior flavour to all other large long-woolled sheep. The 

 weight of wool is from six to eight pounds a fleece. 



The Devonshire Nots form a fourth breed of long-woolled 

 sheep, having white faces and legs, thick necks, narrow 

 backs, and high back-bones ; the sides are good, the legs 

 short, and bones large : in weight much the same as the 

 Leicester ; the wool heavier but coarser. 



The short-woolled hornless breeds contain the 



Herefordshire, having white legs and faces, and the wool 

 growing close to their eyes ; the carcass is well made, and 

 affords excellent mutton ; they bear very fine wool, from 

 one and a half to two pounds' weight per fleece. 



The store or keeping sheep of Herefordshire called 

 Cotting, as also Ryeland, from the land where they feed, 

 formerly being thought fit only for rye, but which now 

 yields every kind of grain. They are pent into cots at 

 night, winter and summer, and in winter foddered with 

 peas-straw, barley-straw, and hay. The cots are low build- 

 ings, covered over, and made to contain from one to five 

 hundred sheep, according to the flock. 



The South Down have gray faces and legs, fine bones, 



