. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 92 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Illinois and north of Tennessee. This is a large, long-wooled breed, larger than the Leicester, mature rams weighing from 250 to 275 pounds, and ewes 200 to 225 pounds. The head is somewhat large, and is usually white, though it may be gray or brown in tint. The nose is rather prominent, and the ears incline to be large and are carried somewhat heavily. If the forehead of the Cotswold is protected, long curly locks of wool hang down in front, often hiding the eyes. This breed has a broad breast, wide, flat
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. 92 BEGINNINGS IN ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Illinois and north of Tennessee. This is a large, long-wooled breed, larger than the Leicester, mature rams weighing from 250 to 275 pounds, and ewes 200 to 225 pounds. The head is somewhat large, and is usually white, though it may be gray or brown in tint. The nose is rather prominent, and the ears incline to be large and are carried somewhat heavily. If the forehead of the Cotswold is protected, long curly locks of wool hang down in front, often hiding the eyes. This breed has a broad breast, wide, flat back and broad rump, and shows a greater width than depth of body in the best speci- mens. While the Cots- wold feeds very well, if on good pasture and under favorable condi- tions, it is not a breed suited to scant pastures. The well-fattened carcass is too large, coarse, and fat for the present de- mand. The fleece is coarser and the curly locks larger than with the Leicester. Good Cotswold wool is noted for its lustre, having a shiny, glistening quality, rather peculiar to this and the Lincoln breed, and is much valued by the Enghsh breeders. A twelve months' fleece is usually from 8 to 10 inches long, and weighs about. 10 pounds. There are not many Cotswold flocks in the United States, and the breed is more popular in Canada than here. The demands for a smaller sheep and a different grade of wool make it difficult for this breed to become popular in Fig. 51. A Cotswold ram. Photograph by the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.
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