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would never pay him. By this it will be seen that, 

 whatever the size of your flock, it is absolutely 

 necessary to herd it throughout the year, in order 

 to prevent any wandering outside the prescribed 

 limits of the particular district. 



The principal markets for prairie-grown mutton 

 are British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, and, to 

 a lesser extent, the Province of Manitoba (which 

 latter should be a fast-growing one in the course of 

 a year or two) ; and I cannot see why Great Britain 

 should not eventually be supplied from this source 

 also, when the industry has had a chance to expand 

 a little more. The only disease that has ever shown 

 itself so far is foot-rot, but this is by no means 

 prevalent. 



Breeds and Management. 



The rams mostly to be found in the sheep areas 

 are pure-bred Oxford Downs, Shropshires, Leicester- 

 shires, Cotswolds, and Southdowns, but the two first 

 named are by far the best adapted to the all-round 

 requirements of the country. 



There seems to be a great paucity of ranchers in 

 the Western Provinces who devote their energies to 

 the raising of pure-bred sheep, which seems a pity, 

 and I cannot help thinking, in view of the increasing 



