LINCOLN SHEEP RESEMBLE COTSWOLDS 



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Figure 9— Lincoln sheep originated in Lincolnshire, England. 

 They are veiy large and the naost compact and squarely built of the 



long wool breeds. In 

 general appearance Lin- 

 colns resemble Cots- 

 wolds, except that they 

 do not grow so much 

 wool about the face and 

 are of a much more rug- 

 ged conformation. The 

 face and legs are white. 

 The face is long and bare 

 with a tuft of wool or 

 fore-top. The wool is 

 long and coarse. Lin- 

 colns are great feeders, 

 mature early, and make 

 good mutton. 



Fig. 9- 



-Lincoln Ram, owned by Alex Arnold, 

 Gatesville, Wis. 



Figure 10 — Leicester sheep originally came from Leicester- 

 shire, England. They are quite popular in Canada, but in the 

 United States they are 

 seldom seen. Leicester 

 rams have been used 

 in a Umited way in 

 range flocks. They are 

 good mutton producers 

 with rather fine, long 

 wool, and bare, white 

 legs and faces. The 

 face and poll are en- 

 tirely bare. Like the 

 Cheviot, Leicester 

 sheep are fine-boned and 

 appear tall and leggy. 

 The wool is not so dense 

 as on the Lincoln and 

 Cotswold. 



Fig. 10 — Leicester Ewe. 



