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neck set well into shoulder with bold gay carriage; 

 strong in neck vein ; not ewe necked ; shoulders and 

 chest deep and wide; ribs wide and round like a 

 barrel; big through the heart; deep in flanks; 

 quarter long and square; light in oflFal; bones fine 

 and hard, like a deer; wool 'purly,' fine-lustre wool; 

 well clad all over on belly and testicles; none on 

 head or legs; general frame should be large and 

 roomy; lines straight above and below, immensely 

 wide; standing up well yet not leggy, with a free 

 bold style and aristocratic expression. Fat tegs at 

 twelve to fourteen months old, weighing 23 to 25 

 pounds per quarter. Wool averages 9 pounds per 

 fleece." 



Difference between the two Leicester varieties. — An 

 authority states that "the difference between the 

 Border Leicester and the Leicester is to be chiefly seen 

 in the head, which on the Border Leicester is white 

 and boldly carried, the nose slightly aquiline, the 

 muzzle full, the nostril wide, and the ears erect. The 

 head is clean and free from wool. The English 

 Leicester, unless trimmed and sheared for show pur- 

 poses, usually carries a tuft of wool on his head, and 

 is also wooled on the shanks. The English has a 

 bluish white face, whereas the Border Leicester face 

 is clear white. In carcass the Border Leicester is the 

 fuUer and larger, and the belly is not quite so full in 

 outline, being carried rather more lightly." Another 

 writer verifies this difference in type by saying "the 



