To the Editor of the "Norni-Cuama Daxty News Sin—Your correspondent Mr. A, J. ucuarasow "again indulges his whims by. attributing to me. statements that I-never made so that he might have "something further 0 fay." His tactic do not deceive the Intetigent "cader. The. subject sheep. and of dogs. "Mongrel" is Ricuanasoy's choice of, words: not mine. My use of the term eross-reed aroused na' (it. Tuciausso%s) from the rst instance and. his Teventment disclosed his ignorance of sheep.
'AL one time, the poses, Tae merino originally roamed about Spain, "The merino of tralia has tke influence of "The vest merino of u century ago was a small, rather "legal-looking. animal, straight-necked, narrow inthe thighs, with little oF no wool on the points, very light on the belly and [back to the same source as Douiliet, a famous breed originally crossed. with the ian Saxony merino, gous ry Mone ayo desleay rae pegs pat the Socks of ste
deler n the, comuian [ahem fe Aurea ore lawn Fag a an etl teh dem tat area can of aba and well covered on the belly, back, corre on bay, py and serine usefulness very much longer than its 2 pure merino rom. progenitor, the merino as we know Let us hope the use of the word it now is short-legged, straight along. "mixed" here will not further i the back, of @ hardy, robust con-fur late Mr. RIcHARasox. stitution," "carrying wool closely Canoe, packed on the frame and of a uni Shanghai, Jon. 29, form quality. The. transformation hag deen amazing, but it has been a About the Corriedale gradual. process."
To the Editor of the My figures are not approximately "Nowni-Cumca Day News" correct—they are correct. A late estimate of the total sheep in Australia Ssu,—After reading all the corres-available, but T did not quote it for pondence in your valuable journal of Australian type and developed in Australia. Now 9 few words about oni aes Bar ner cee oe Sams Shanghai, Jan. 30.
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