LINCOLN SHIRE BREED.

"This is a breed of sheep which is characterized by their having no

horns; white faces; long, thin, weak carcasses thick, rough, white legs;

bones large; pelts thick; slow feeding; mutton coarse grained; the wool

from ten to eighteen inches in length; and it is chiefly prevalent in

the district which gives the name, and other rich grazing ones. The new,

or improved Lincolns, have now finer bone, with broader loins and

trussed carcasses, are among the best, if not actually the best,

long-wooled stock we have.