DECREASE OF MERINOS.
CROSSBREDS FASHIONABLE. By C»M<« —Frws A««wiat!o«-—Copyrigit Received 30, 10.25 p.m. Sydney, June 30. At the official luncheon, after the Sheep Show Sir Francis Sutton referred to the decrease of merinos. With the smaller areas of land available, the man on the land was going in for crossbreds, which could more readily get a market and paid better. All over Australia, New Zealand and South America crossbreds were increasing at the expense of merinos. In 1901 there were 39,000,000 merinos and 3*000,000 crossbreds in New South Wales. Now there are 41,000,000 merinos and 5,000,000 crossbreds.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 6, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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97DECREASE OF MERINOS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 6, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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