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come again, though, in another genera- 

 tion as certain as crinolines, coal-scuttle 

 bonnets, and Dundreary whiskers. 



Shropshire sheep were all the rage a 

 few years ago, and Lincoln Longwools 

 took a back seat. To-day Shrops are in 

 the rear, and LIncolns in the van. Only 

 the other day a Lincoln ram of Mr. 

 Budding's, bred on the same farm as 

 Mr. Torrs heifer above mentioned, was 

 sold for looo guineas, and several others 

 at 200 and 300 guineas each. 



There were one or two things our fore- 

 fathers were not such very great duffers 

 at : one was architecture ; at least, I don't 

 see any new buildings erected nowadays 

 to lick the old cathedrals. But what con- 

 cerns us most Is the science of breeding ; 

 and really, the clever manner In which 

 our ancestors assimilated the breeds of 

 cattle and sheep to the climate and soil 



