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The rather broad face, which usually carries a 

 tuft of wool on the forehead, is slightly Roman- 

 nosed, and frequently exhibits a greyish tinge along 

 the middle line of the chaffron, while the large and 

 broad ears are mottled or speckled with grey. The 

 back is remarkably broad and flat and the body 

 deep, while the legs are of a rather coarse type. 

 A natural parting runs along the middle line of the 

 back, from each side of which the wool falls in curly 

 locks. There should be a medium-sized forelock. 

 Rams, when in good condition, commonly attain a 

 weight of 300 lbs., and may exceptionally reach as 

 much as 400 lbs. ; but from 250 to 300 lbs. may be 

 given as the average weight of ewes. The weight 

 of the fleece ranges from 14 to 15 lbs. in ewes, and 

 from 18 to 20 lbs. in rams; in fineness of quality 

 the wool is somewhat superior to that of Leicesters, 

 while in length it probably exceeds that of all other 

 breeds, a length of staple of 21 inches being re- 

 corded in one instance. As a mutton-producer the 

 Lincoln does not rank high, and the same is the 

 case with regard to its breeding capabilities. 



In Great Britain this breed is mainly restricted 

 to the county from which it takes its name and the 

 adjacent districts of the east of England, but it has 

 been largely exported to Russia, Canada, the 

 United States, Argentina, South Africa, and 

 Australia and New Zealand. It has not, however, 

 attained much favour in the United States, where 



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