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the question of forming an agricultural body to look after 
the agricultural interests of the colony, and he felt that 
for the Society to now urge this matter would be super- 
fluous. He was perfe6lly sure the Committee or Board 
to be appointed would take early steps to form such a 
breeding establishment. It might not be necessary at 
first to establish a breeding farm in any one particular 
place, in fa6l, he thought such a thing would be a 
mistake. It would be an excellent thing for the Com- 
mittee to import animals and locate them in different 
parts of the colony, placing them in charge of Managers 
or Proprietors of estates, who would be willing to under- 
take the responsibility and allow the services of the 
animals for a small fee. In that way the whole colony 
would benefit. In this colony they suffered from the 
inferiority of breeds of animals ; wherever well-bred 
animals had been introduced they saw the good strain 
running through the progeny. The introdu6lion of a 
good horse by the late veterinary surgeon had done 
something, but they wanted better beef and better milch 
cows. He would also like to see the serviceable donkey 
improved by sires from Spain and America. The long- 
legged pig, which seemed often to be in training for 
races, and poultry, also wanted improving. The breeding 
farm in Trinidad had proved a great success, and some 
animals had been bought there and taken to other 
islands, but few bad come here on account of the heavy 
freight charges of the Steamship Companies. In Jamaica 
a great deal had been done, with the result that splendid 
cattle and fir'-.t-rate horses were common there. Some- 
thing similar might be done here by the proposed Com- 
mittee, but he did not think it necessary to press the 
