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reversion to the native type. I have seen in these flocks sheep 

 which I was told were crossbred, but which I certainly would 

 have taken for pure native. 



' ' I tried at first hand-serving, and kept the rams separate from 

 the flock. I found, however, that this was very slow work, and 

 that the ewes were somewhat terrified by their unaccustomed 

 mates. I am, therefore, now letting the rams and ewes run 

 together, and breeding proceeds apace. 



iSulSSO-N-NAIS AND IvA.UBOUILLET KA-US. 



Held together by ' ' Tanosy ' ' shepherd. 



*' Summarising, I think that there are excellent prospects in 

 this country. The land difficulty may make it necessary to 

 adopt another system than in Australia. In fact, I am now 

 considering a scheme for working hand in hand with the 

 native — I providing the rams and they the ewes and the pasture 

 under their own supervision. I would thus limit myself to the 

 breeding of stud rams, for which sufficient land can be secured. 

 This or some other method must be evolved for getting round 

 the land difficulty, as this country appears to have great pos- 

 sibilities for wool-growing, althcmgh, as far as I know, it does 

 not so far export one bale or even 1 lb. of wool. ' ' 



Mr. W. Sutherland, Ambohijanahary, Ambatondrazaka, 

 Madagascar, writes me that there are scarcely any English cattle 

 breeders in the country. He says: "There is the Cie Generale 

 Frigorifique a Majunga. The manager is an Australian, and 

 there are a number of Englishmen and Australians employed 

 there. The cattle are at present nearly all owned by natives, 



