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53. No answer. 



54. A few for breeding purposes. 



55. None sold. 



56. Yes, largely. 



57. None. 



58. Yes. Do not know to what ex- 



tent. 



59. Yes, probably 5,000, at $3.00. 



60. None. 



61. Yes, 400 to 500. 



62. Very few. 



63. Very few. 



64. None. 



65. Yes, to the full extent. 



66. No lambs sold. 



67. No, except a few at home. 



68. Do not know. 



69. No lambs sold. 



70. About one- fourth sold. 



71. About two-thirds. 



What attention is paid to the improvement of breeds? 



1. A marked improvement. 

 2.i|.'Considerable attention is paid. 



3. Very little for the last five years. 



4. This interest is totally neglected 



in this county, though the fin- 

 est in the State for sheep rais- 

 ing. 



5. There has not been much atten- 



tion given. 



6. Very little. 



7. Very little. 



8. None of any consequence. 



9. A great deal of attention of late 



years. 



10. Very little. 



11. All farmers are making an effort 



to improve. 



12. Great attention is now being 



made to improve. 



13. In some sections a good deal, 



others not. 



14. Considerable. The business in- 



creasing rapidly. 



15. There ' is getting to be a good 



deal of excitement. 



16. None. 



17. Scarcely any at all. 



18. Very little. 



19. Considerable. Improved breeds 



are being introduced. 



20. Very little. 



21. Very little. 



22. More than formerly. Improved 



breeds are being introduced. 



23. None. 



24. Very little. 



25. Considerable the last five years. 



26. Considerable interest is being 



manifested. 



27. The desire to improve is rapidly 



increasing. 



28. There is a spirit of improvement 



manifested. 



j 29. Very little. 



30. Almost none. 



31. For the last three years consid- 



erable going on. 



32. Quite a number of farmers are 



buying improved breeds. 



33. Very little except with a few 



farmers. 



34. Just beginning to improve. 



35. Flocks generally are being im- 



proved. 



36. A good deal. 



37. Some interest manifested to im- 



prove breeds. 



38. Comparatively little. 



39. Very little. 



40. None. 



41. Good. 



42. Improved breeds are being in- 



troduced. 



43. Not much. 



44. Not much. 



45. But very little. 



46. Some attention is being paid. 



47. Good for the last year or so. 



48. More interest is being mani- 



fested. 



49. A good deal more than formerly. 



50. Not a great deal. 



51. Very little. The interest checked 



by the dog law. 



52. Very little till of late years. 



53. Some little by a few. 



54. A few farmers are giving their 



attention to it. 



55. Very little. 



56. Very much. 



57. Some few are making an effort. 



58. A great deal. 



59. Occasionally an enterprising 



farmer buys a good buck. 



60. Not much. 



