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the very best can always be found amongst the flockmasters who 

 keep that particular breed. 



There is, undoubtedly, great scope for good judgment in 

 selecting the breed or description which will give the best return, 

 taking into consideration the soil and situation where they are to 

 be kept. 



FOUNDATION OF FLOCK. 



Even after having definitely decided which breed to take in 

 hand, it is not wise to be in a hurry. An opportunity should be 

 taken of seeing all the best flocks of the particular breed at 

 home, and we feel sure all breeders are not only willing, but glad 

 to see anyone on such an errand, and would give him every 

 opportunity of seeing their flocks and accord him a hearty 

 welcome. 



Seeing a flock at home is much more satisfactory, as one then 

 sees whether general merit is present or absent. Buying ewes 

 specially prepared and well trimmed at a market or auction is apt 

 to deceive the eye of even the expert in such matters, and most 

 inexperienced young men are apt to select what fills the eye at 

 the moment. Again, some breeders are so anxious to make top 

 price at any particular Auction or Fair, that for years they have 

 been selling their best young ewes, with the natural consequences 

 that their flocks have greatly gone back. Is this the class of 

 flock to buy from when making a start ? We unhesitatingly say 

 no, and we would rather buy culls from a flock carefully bred for 

 a long series of years than the best from one who sacrificed his 

 best ewes annually on the alter of vanity. 



If any difficulty be experienced in getting the names and 

 addresses of the best breeders we would advise a perusal of the 

 awards at the R.A.S.E. for the last 10 years, and a careful study 

 of the existing flock books of the respective breeds, from which an 

 intelligent reader will be able to gather which flocks are principally 

 resorted to for sires, thus stamping them as flocks of high repute. 

 As sometimes it happens that some of the best flocks are never 

 exhibited, it is politic to take other means besides those alluded 



