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that Britain is " the stud farm of the world," and 

 the description is perfectly true, because the founda- 

 tions of most foreign stock — horses, cattle, sheep, 

 and pigs of all classes — have originally been drawn 

 from the British Isles, and by careful selection and 

 mating they have been raised to a wonderful degree 

 of excellence, the progeny of which, in the matter 

 of carriage horses, make very remunerative prices in 

 the London market. 



It appears that foreign studs have a tendency to 

 degenerate, and in order to rejuvenate them and 

 maintain their breed -standard of quality and sub- 

 stance, periodical importations of sound pedigreed 

 animals must be made from this country. This is 

 encouraging to breeders as scarcely any department 

 of agriculture is more remunerative than a healthy, 

 well-sustained export trade. 



