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stance, quoted from the Catalogue as the entry of M. Dohrn, 
Dammfleth, Wilstermarsch, Holstein, will testify : — 
1 ewe .. .. 5 lambs .. .. 3 years oid. 
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5 ewes .. .. 3 „ each „ 
A produce of twenty-four lambs from seven ewes must be worthy 
the notice of the Acclimatization Society ! M. Dohrn purchased 
two Cotswolds for crossing this race, to introduce a more meat- 
producing element. 
" Nearly every form, colour, and class of wool that could be 
thought of was represented in the other classes for foreign sheep, 
some being with and some without horns. Many of the breeds 
might be improved by an infusion of English blood ; but great 
care would then be required to maintain the family characteristics 
of the Continental breed. There were some interesting Cross- 
bred classes showing a profitable return. In one instance the 
Cotswold ram and a Merino ewe had produced a prodigious 
animal, with fair wool and feeding qualities. Baron von 
Nathusius sent specimens of the crosses termed Cotswold- 
Merino, South-Down Merino, and Leicester- Merino, some of 
them capital animals. There was also a good-looking sheep, 
termed Dishley-Merino, another Lincoln-Velmoe. These results 
will aid in extending the international element and the market 
for English rams. 
" The average live-weight of the three shearling ewes, as 
shown in the different classes, and weighed for record at my 
suggestion, was as follows : — 
Hamburg lbs. 
Lord Walsinuham's prize Southdowns 167 each 
Mr. Zoppritz's prize Southdowns, bred ou the Continent 155 
Mr. Humphrey's West Country Downs 169 ,, 
Mr. Smith's (Hull) Leicesters 164 „ 
Mr. Marshall's Lincolns 260 „ 
Mr. Gibson's Cotswolds 19.! „ 
Mr. Dohrn's Holstein Ewes (with 5 lambs) 200 „ 
„ 5 lambs 84 „ 
"The above are stated in New Hamburg weight, 100 lbs. of 
Avhlch are equal to 107 lbs. English. This testing of the weights 
affords a useful check and verification when a doubt exists 
whether sheep have been fairly shorn, and places substance in its 
proper position. 
" Mr. Marshall exhibited, in the Section of Agricultural 
Products, five fleeces of wool, which were minutely inspected 
by the authorities, and thus noticed : — 
"'Three Lincoln hog fleeces, very fine, each 17 lbs. (Ham- 
burg). Two fleeces from two-years old sheep, heavy and good, 
each 19 lbs. The length of the staple upon the ram-hogs shown 
