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of the rams. In 1834 Isaac Maynard brought the first Lincolns 

 to Ohio from the east. At Buffalo it is said he was offered ^500 

 for his Lincoln ram. In 1S36 Leonard D. Clift of Carmel, New 

 York, imported some Lincoln sheep. One pair was sold to go to 

 Virginia and one to Ohio for ^250 each. Later importations were 

 made by Mr. Chft. The Lincoln has since then been brought 

 occasionally to the United States, though in but a small way. 



Characteristics of Lincoln sheep. The color of the Lincoln is 

 white, although the face frequently has a grayish or darker shade 

 along the bridge of the nose. The head is large and hornless, is 

 often broad between muzzle and eyes, tending to Roman charac- 

 ter, the ears are large and broad and are dotted or mottled in 

 color. The Lincoln has a very broad, level back, is covered 

 with a firmer flesh than the Leicester, and shows a greater com- 

 parative depth of rib than that breed, not appearing so leggy. 



Fig. 207. Dowsby 350 Guineas, first and champion Lincoln ram at the 

 Royal Agricultural Society of England Show, 1897. Bred by Henry 

 Dudding, owned and exhibited by S. E. Dean & Sons, Dowsby 

 Hall, Folkingham, England. Photograph by the author 



The rump is broad and level, and the hind quarter of a thick, 

 meaty character as a rule, and when heavily fed this is often patchy. 

 The legs are in suitable proportion to the rest of the body, but 

 appear rather large and coarse. The sheep in general appearance 

 impresses one as massive. The wool covering is in rather coarse 



