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feed consumed by sheep in New Zealand will be com- 

 posed of lucerne. Variety of food plays a more import- 

 ant part in successful sheep farming than is generally 

 recognised. Sheep are fonder of variety than any other 

 animal, and as fond of it as man, and variety does the 

 sheep more good, for it lives entirely upon the almost 

 continuous pleasure of eating. 



