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vania, whose experience is above related, by awardinof him jd 

 Hamburg prize. The Zackel sheep of the Moravian Car- 

 pathians were used as the base of the Keltschan " flesh "" 

 breed, which has been aheadj noticed. 



Hungarian Merino Sheep. — The Hungarian Merinos were all 

 of the Negretti-Electoral type. As has been previously stated, 

 the Rambouillet cross was never much in favour among Hun- 

 garian breeders, on account of its openness of fleece, which 

 allowed the sun and hot winds to dry the wool, while dust and 

 dirt at the same time gained access. The wool is generally very 

 short, well closed, and very full of fat. 



The flock of Count Alois Karolyi, Stampfen, was the first 

 visited, and it was there that I first saw the Hungarian Schaferei 

 or sheep-stalile, and Avas introduced into the mysteries of 

 examining or inspecting a Merino fleece. The Stampfen flock 

 is one of the most celebrated in the country. Half-a-dozen wool 

 samples from this flock now before me, vary from 1 inch to 

 1^ inch in length, and are of marvellous fineness, and mostly 

 of rich orange colour from the grease or fat. The colour occurs 

 in deep bands, which shade into a light yellow, and the samples 

 have a rich candied appearance as though they had been 

 immersed in a rich sugary syrup. 



Another flock worthy of honourable mention is that of Count 

 Emerich Hunyady, of Uermeny. These sheep are cele])rate(T 

 not only for the high quality of their avooI, but for the size and 

 compactness of their frames, as may be seen by inspecting the 

 stud flock at Tarany. The wool is less abundant in fat than 

 that from Stampfen, is a shade longer, and is whiter in colour. 

 This is the flock from Avhich the Imperial flock at Godollo, on 

 the railway from Pesth to Vienna, was derived. The animals 

 exhibited from Godollo were, however, inferior to the repre- 

 sentatives of the " father herd." The Uermeny flock carried oft" 

 the highest honours given in the section. The Countess Henckle, 

 of Karlburg, possesses a splendid flock of Electoral-Negrettis 

 carrying wonderfully fine wool, of which I was also fortunate in 

 obtaining eight fine samples. It varies from under 1 inch to 

 about 1^ inch in length, and is of the same rich character 

 and colour as the Stampfen wool. 



Count Czilchert, estate near Somorja, a nobleman who has 

 long been a leader both in the breeding of animals and in agri- 

 culture, showed some exceedingly fine, short, high quality wool. 

 It is 1^ inch long (these measurements are all given without 

 stretching the wool out to its full length), finely curled, and 

 coloured with beautiful regularity in four distinct zones, varying 

 from almost white to rich orange. 



Widow Geist, Pesth, also showed specimens of that flock for 



