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heavy fleece, weighing fourteen to eighteen pounds, on an 

 average. In addition to their scale they have a square, 

 massive, mutton form. The head is characterized by a 

 tuft of wool on the forehead which is readily distinguish- 

 able from the bare forehead of the Leicester and the fore- 

 lock of the Cotswold. The face and ears, as well as the 



Fig. 130. — A Lincoln ram. 



legs below the knees and hocks, are covered with white 

 hair. The fleece is the longest of any, not less than eight 

 inches in staple, is moderately fine, white, lustrous, and 

 unusually sound. A tendency to coarseness of both 

 mutton and wool is noticeable in this large breed of sheep. 

 278. The Cotswold. — This is a very old breed, native 



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