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and are adaptable to weather the severe winters which are prevalent 

 on the Werribee plains. The Southdown cross lambs seem to be able 

 to retain their lambs' fat fully until maturity, and were prime from 

 fourteen to fifteen weeks of age. 



The wool is short and light, and this cross should be profitable where 

 early, quick-maturing freezing lambs are intended to be produced at 

 handy distance from the market. 



Crossbred Ewes with Suffolk Ram. 



N9. 7— Suffolk Cross. 



The Suffolk is a comparatively new breed to Australia, and at pre- 

 sent only isolated flocks are in existence. In 1915 this breed was in- 

 troduced into the fat-lamb trials, and last year the lambing records 



Rams used in tests. 



were low, the percentage of deaths considerably above the average, and 

 undoubtedly the results may be accounted for by the fact that the 

 Suffolk ram used was hardly acclimatised, being recently imported from 

 Engiaud. 



The Iambs were not dropped until the end of July, although the 

 mating was effected at the same date as the other crossoss : but, despite 

 this fact, the larubs at fourteen to fifteen weeks were as heavy as tlie 



