46 SHEEP FARMING IN AMERICA. 



pose it lias been extensively used in Montana 

 and other Western states. Cotswolds do not 

 thrive when kept in large tiocks in the East- 

 em states, though they are healthy in Canada, 

 Oregon and otlier cooler regions. There is 

 hardly any niore grtmd and stately sheep than 

 the well bred and well fitted Cotswold as it 

 appears at our great shows. 



LINCOLNS. 



Quite like the Cotswold is the Lincoln. To 

 the careful observer, however, there is a con- 

 siderable difference in the type. The Lincoln 

 is the heaviest breed, probably, in the world, 

 and in England Lincolns have been known to 

 dress 90 lbs. per quarter. The wool is ex- 

 traordinarily long, samples being shown of 21 

 inches growth, and rams sometimes shear the 

 extraordinary amount of 30 lbs. 



The new Lincoln sheep is the product of 

 Leicester crosses upon the old Lincoln. He is 

 truly a magnificent creature of the long-wooled 

 character, requiring rich pastures and plenty 

 of space. As a mutton sheep he is inferior to 

 the Down breeds as far as quality is con- 

 cerned, but for crossing purposes no class of 

 sheep is in greater demand, and the highest 

 prices in recent years have been paid by Ar- 

 gentine buyers for Lincoln rams. In truth, 

 the great mutton exporting business of Ar- 

 gentina is based largely upon the use of Lin- 

 coln blood on Merino foundation, and it is 

 not generally known that their sheep are far 

 superior to our own in quality and are there- 



