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not compelled to pay mucli for the support of 

 the breed association. In England this is 

 done largely by subscription and liberal an- 

 nual dues, here by charging 50c each for rec- 

 ording individual sheep. The English system 

 would relieve the secretaries of a vast amount 

 of drudgery that seems to have accomplished 

 very insignificant results. 



