BRITISH ANIMALS BEST.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 575, 11 June 1913, Page 7

BRITISH ANIMALS BEST.

Thousands of horses are exported every year from Great Britain in order to improve foreign stock. In 1911, for instance, nearly 20,000 horses ware sent abroad, in order that other countries might improve their own breeds of horses. Over 260 of these horses, chiefly hackneys and hunters, were sent to the Argentine, at an average price of £l7B each! Sweden imported thirteen British-bred horses, paying an average of £250 each for them. British cattle and sheep are recognised to be the best in the world. Prize beasts are exported to every country wishing to improve its own strains. The United States import more prize cattle than any other country, buying 772 for over £25,000 in 1911. The Argentine, despite its huge herds, imported 243 head, for which they paid £20,910. Nearly three thousand British sheep were exported in 1911 for breeding purposes. Germany and Russia were our best customers in Europe. Not only cattle and sheep are sent abroad, but other countries are finding out the value of British pigs, From Japan to Germany from the Argentine to Russia, foreign breeders recognise the value of British farm