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or for crosses with Merino. They are more finely built than the Hampshires, 

 with lighter head and bone, and with more active, sprightly carriage. As a 

 breed they appear to me to lack somewhat in compactness. 



Dorset Horns. Sparsely represented by only 19 pens of sheep, and these 

 by no means very meritorious. I have seen finer Dorset Horns in South 

 Australia. 



Ryeland. Represented by 17 pens of sheep. The breed appears to me a 

 promising one. Well built from the point of view of mutton, and well 

 woolled throughout. 



Kerry Hill (Wales). Represented by 17 pens. Medium size sheep, with 

 white faces blotched with black. Narrow chested, flat-ribbed sheep ; not 

 likely to be of much value to us. 



Lincolns. Represented by 51 pens of sheep, including some very fine 

 animals. I think, however, that I have seen them equalled in Australia. 



Leicester. Represented by 21 pens of sheep, the great majority of which 

 were very attractive. 



Border Leicesters. Represented by 30 pens of sheep. This breed is, I 

 believe, popular in certain portions of Scotland. On the whole, however, it 

 is too leggy to prove attractive. 



Wensleydales. Represented by 24 pens of sheep. A large, rather slackly- 

 built breed, with heavy blue-grey face with topknot. These sheep may have 

 their merits. I was not, however, attracted by their appearance. 



Derbyshire Gritstone. A fairly well developed medium-sized sheep, with 

 black and white face and points ; represented by 14 pens. Does not appear 

 likely to be of much interest in Australia. 



Lonks. A large breed, with horns in both sexes. Rather heavy, uncouth 

 sheep ; of no probable interest to us. 



Romney Marsh. Well represented by 81 pens of sheep, the bulk of which 

 were a credit to breeders. This breed is also well known in Australia, and is, 

 perhaps, deserving of greater popularity than it has hitherto succeeded in 

 securing. 



Cotswolds. Reputed one of the largest of British breeds, and represented 

 by 29 pens of very fine sheep. I have never heard of their importation to 

 Australia, although I understand that they are well liked both in Canada 

 and the United States. 



Devon Longwool. Represented by only five pens of sheep. Appear 

 smaller and more compact than the South Devons, but otherwise similar. 



South Devons. Represented by 19 pens of sheep. Large, leggy sheep, 

 with plenty of barrel length ; white, hornless face, with short, drooping ears. 

 The lambs are unattractive, and apparently slow developing. Of no probable 

 interest to us. 



Dartmoor. Represented by 15 pens of sheep. Very large, leggy sheep, 

 standing exceptionally high. Of great length of carcass, but generally 



