The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . to show a typiealanimal of eaeh of the three breeds above named; the one on theleft with the long foretop is a Cotswold, on the right background aLincoln, and in the foreground a Leicester. In general appearancethese three breeds are quite similar. The Lincoln is the largest ofthe long-wool breeds, the head is free from wool, the bones arelarge, the fleece is long and lustrous and at full length usually part-ing along the back. The Cotswold fleece is denser than either ofthe others and is shorter than that of the Lincoln, although c
The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . to show a typiealanimal of eaeh of the three breeds above named; the one on theleft with the long foretop is a Cotswold, on the right background aLincoln, and in the foreground a Leicester. In general appearancethese three breeds are quite similar. The Lincoln is the largest ofthe long-wool breeds, the head is free from wool, the bones arelarge, the fleece is long and lustrous and at full length usually part-ing along the back. The Cotswold fleece is denser than either ofthe others and is shorter than that of the Lincoln, although cover-ing the body more completely, and the long tuft of wool on theforetop is one of its marked peculiarities. The Leicester fleece issimilar to that of the Cotswold but not so dense, and is from sevento nine inches in length. It has a tuft of wool on the forehead,but not so long as that on the Cotswold. The face is sometimesslightly colored. For fuller particulars as to the characteristics of:and differences between these breeds see pages 427 to 431. (44). GROUP OF OXFORD SHEEP. A very full description of this breed may be found on page 431of this volume. The sketch on the opposite page was made fromlife by Burk and is a faithful portrayal of representative animals ofthe breed. (442)
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