"This is a breed of sheep answering the following description: long,
coarse head, with a particularly blunt, wide nose; a top-knot of wool on
the forehead, running under the ears; rather long neck; great length and
breadth of back and loin; full thigh, with more substance in the hinder
than fore quarters; bone somewhat fine; legs not long; fleece soft, like
that of the Dishley, but in closeness and darkness of color bearing
more resemblance to short or carding wool. Although very fat, they have
all the appearance of sheep that are full of solid flesh, which would
come heavy to the scale. At two years and a half old, they have given
from eleven to fourteen pounds of wool each sheep; and, being fat, they
are indisputably among the larger breeds.