. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. The Black-Faced Slieep. The Hereford Sheep. The hornless race may be divided into nine breeds. The Lincoln has long wool and avvliite face: in the Teesvvater the wool is shorter and lighter, and the legs longer. TheDishley, or new Leicester, is distinguished by a clean head, and the excellency of its Devonshire Nots, like the three preceding, are long-woolled ; they have white faces andlegs, thick necks, short legs, and large bones. The short-woolled hornless
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. The Black-Faced Slieep. The Hereford Sheep. The hornless race may be divided into nine breeds. The Lincoln has long wool and avvliite face: in the Teesvvater the wool is shorter and lighter, and the legs longer. TheDishley, or new Leicester, is distinguished by a clean head, and the excellency of its Devonshire Nots, like the three preceding, are long-woolled ; they have white faces andlegs, thick necks, short legs, and large bones. The short-woolled hornless breeds are thefollowing:—The Hereford (Jig. 122.) have very fine wool, which grows close to their eyes,the legs and face being white : the store sheep of this country are called CoUings or South Down, principally cultivated on the chalky downs of Sussex, have the face andlegs gray, and are highly esteemed for the table. The Cheviot have the head bare and clean,and are sometimes spotted witli gray or dun; the fleece is very short and fine. The H ird-wicke is peculiar to the rocky districts of Cumberland, an
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