Frozen Meat.
1'; letter which appears m a Wellington , paper is written by a gentleman whose T expife*ieWee ei«ST;}es ; 'hiin r td'ttW"6^aii6h llh "on the subject, andwliGkfe now staying m Englaads—^ I hpßfr that w> swrajly of suitable^neep'for flieiSohdon^marljet * Unay he, kegt up. , Bi-^erej jtf&ii* f.r "qhire to study what is nece3sary. ,Merino sheep are not suitable, and ,£incolns are geneially 100 fat. Half- ', o^eds tetch the highest price per pound, 4>tit it is a difficult matter to keep a flock ofsheep at thafgradev The pro- — cliice of toklf-breds is : uncertain, andU breeders fiid it bette^onfsie pure-bredl .males witl|eye.ry r , de^ptibh; of .stock?. thatfohfy'trae satisfacfor/ 1 haif^bW cross can be obtained-.- — ft will require ( mnch skill to breed; f&ieyjiJe of sheep wlpch shall giY-tf-a-yaioable fleece aud at! the .same .^im^iicarcaHetliat will . • suit the, London market j ; but: a topt.4n.el is m siojce ; forisiJtchJa. breeder.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 100, 24 March 1884, Page 2
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144Frozen Meat. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 100, 24 March 1884, Page 2
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