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the quality and quantity of the flesh. It is a question of some 
importance whether the breeders of the Merino should confine 
themselves to the production of wool alone, or endeavour to 
obtain a more profitable carcase at the same time. 
" The South-Downs. — The purchase of Lord Walsingham's 
best ram for 100 guineas by Baron von Magnus of Saxony, and the 
high price given by Herr Hedengren, on behalf of the Swedish 
Government, for the second-prize sheep, besides other sales, show 
how much these International Exhibitions remove prejudice. 
The following figures testify to the foreign estimation of the South- 
Down : — 
Guineas. 
First prize yearling ram was sold for 100 
Second „ 50 
Second „ at Yarmouth .. .. GO 
No. 18 40 
Shearling 462 
Little sheep .. 35 
Nine shearling ewes 80 
Lord Walsingham's three unsold sheep had more than average 
merit: 80 guineas was refused for one. Good specimens of the 
Babraham flock were exhibited by Mr. Taylor, of Harptree 
Court, Somerset, who refused 30 guineas for his three commended 
shearling ewes. Mr. Gebhard, of London, exhibited, as speci- 
mens from the Goodwood flock, some well-made ewes of good 
character and quality. 
" The Judges experienced considerable difficulty, particularly 
in one case, from the circumstance that some of the animals 
appeared in the wool while the rest were shorn. The effects of 
the heat and fatigue of travelling also told unfavourably on the 
looks of some, more especially those in their wool. Lord Wal- 
singham lost a ram worth 70 guineas ; Mr. Crisp another ; and 
Mr. Taylor his best pure-bred Babraham yearling ram (brother 
to the prize ewes) before the prizes were awarded. A brother to 
the last-named ram was sold at a high figure to a Continental 
breeder. The Duke of Richmond's ewes, and others of Messrs. 
Crisp and Sexton, sold well. Of the South-Downs bred on the 
Continent, those exhibited by G. Zoppritz, Wurtemburg, Baron 
von Nathusius, and Baron von Magnus of Drehsa, may be men- 
tioned as specimens of the most successful flocks. They are 
descended from the Babraham sheep, and were fair specimens ; 
others had much deteriorated, some exhibitors having had no 
previous opportunity of knowing what an English South-Down 
ought to be. This International Meeting having shown the 
true type of animal, an increase in the foreign trade may be fairly 
anticipated. 
" Short- Woolled Breeds from Great Britain. — These prizes were 
