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some of their faulty features. If the breeder will cull out all 

 such animals it will only be a short time before the results will 

 more than pay for the sacrifice. At the same time it must be 

 admitted that a weak fore-end can be overcome by crossing with 

 a ram with an exceptionally strong one; that a weakness on the 

 part of one parent may be surmounted by the selection of one of 

 the opposite sex which evidences a proportionate amount of 

 strength where the other shows weakness. 



Ewes before being put to the ram should be in good condi- 

 tion. They will then be in the best shape to conceive, and the 

 lambing season will be materially shortened thereby. 



