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to make the animals as hardy as possibly can be managed. The land, as stated above, is 

 various and the district cold. 



The Prince keeps also a small herd of Alderneys and a stock of Southdown ewes, also 

 a few black Polled Scotch cows for breeding cross brcds. 



Short-horns and sheep are exhibited at the various agricultural societies, and His Royal 

 Highness took the prize last year at the Royal Agricultural Society, held in York, for 

 the best Short-horn family of five. The Prince took first for aged rams at York and 

 champion at the Royal Counties. 



All stock can be inspected by making an appointment in writing and giving two 

 clear days' notice. 



EDMUND BECK, 

 Agent, Sandringham, Norfolk. 



The nearest station is Wolferton, and the Booth herd is within one minute of the 

 station. 



CATTLE IN THE WEALD OF KENT. 



[Inclosure No. 8 in Consul-General Merritt's report.] 



The Sussex breed of rattle has the appearance of being nearly identical with the Devon, 

 and has been the prevailing stock throughout Sussex and a large portion of the Weald 

 of Kent for a very long period. It is a hardy, kindly animal, yielding a high quality of 

 beef and fats readily. Until lately they -we much valued for working purposes, but as 

 milkers they are of but little use, the calf taking nearly the whole of the cow's milk to 

 rear it. They are yarded in winter on account of the wetness of the soil and not on 

 account of any delicacy of constitution. 



W. MORLAND, 

 Lamlerliurst Court Lodge, Kent. 



CATTLE AND SHEEP IN BUCKS. 



[Inclosure No. 9 In Consul-General Merritt's report.] 



My farm is on a hill, sloping into the valleys all around it. The soil varies from 

 strong clay at the bottom to deep loam on the sides, and stone brash on the top of the 

 hill. It is a mixed farm of about 270 acres arable, and 330 pasture. I keep a breeding 

 herd of about 70 milch cows Short-horn grades; sell milk, and wean my heifer calves; 

 cows average when in milk about 16 pints of milk each per day. I keep a flock of Ox- 

 fordshire down sheep. I lamb twelve score ewes, breed rams, and sell about 100 shear- 

 ling rams annually; have an auction sale the first Wednesday in August or last Wednes- 

 day in July, when I sell about 60 of the best. Last year they averaged 23 9s. 6rf. each, 

 in 1882, 26 13s. 8d. each. Many are sold to go to Germany to cross the Merinos, some go 

 to America, the rest to the leading stock-masters in England. I have bred this breed 

 for nealy thirty years, keep up the pedigrees, and show at the " Royal " and some few 

 other leading shows, with what success the "journals ' ' of the Royal Agricultural Society 

 of England will tell. 



P. S. I might say the Oxfordshire down sheep seem adapted for all climates, all soils, 

 and all systems of management, and improve any breed of sheep they are crossed upon, 

 especially Merinos. 



JOHN TREADWELL, 

 Upper Winchcnden, JSylesbury, Bucks. 



