. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. .and 1). McDougall, Claggan; Mr. C. Eraser, Ran-kinston ; and Messrs. Cadzow, Boreland. Othertop prices for shearlings were :—36gs., 35gs., 33gs.,28gs., 26gs., 25gs., 23gs., 21gs., 18gs., etc. Topfigure for lambs was £12, given for some of , whilst £10 was the next best price,and this was secured by Messrs Paterson and Cad-zow and Mr. 1!. Cadzow. Among? recent willc proved is that of Mr. J. , of Fishtoft, Liivolnshire, a well-knownagriculturist, and an alderman of Holland CountyCouncil, who left £20,070. At Clonmcl Fair,
. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. .and 1). McDougall, Claggan; Mr. C. Eraser, Ran-kinston ; and Messrs. Cadzow, Boreland. Othertop prices for shearlings were :—36gs., 35gs., 33gs.,28gs., 26gs., 25gs., 23gs., 21gs., 18gs., etc. Topfigure for lambs was £12, given for some of , whilst £10 was the next best price,and this was secured by Messrs Paterson and Cad-zow and Mr. 1!. Cadzow. Among? recent willc proved is that of Mr. J. , of Fishtoft, Liivolnshire, a well-knownagriculturist, and an alderman of Holland CountyCouncil, who left £20,070. At Clonmcl Fair, Co. Tipperary, held on Tues-day, there was a fair supply of slock; trademoderately good fur cattle in forward condition,but small, thin animate sold slowly, and a numberfailed to lind buyers. Good supply of springers,for which then was a fair demand ; while at Bran-don, Co. Cork, on the .same day. there was a largefair but few buyers in attendance; demand slow,and thin tattle almost unsaleable, September 11, 1905. AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 315. Notes and Jottings. What are the most profitable breeds of sheep?This has been a query often asked, and has bt enreplied to in many different ways. Some saythe cross-bred, and others the pure-bred, thotcnour of the reply being mainly determined bytlie experience of the author. Viewed, however,in a general way, it may be taken that in dis-tricts in which breeding has not proved remu-nerative, the cross-bred is the better sheep, butin those, districts in which both breeding andfeeding can be carried on, then the pure-bredis pretty nearly, if not quite so fully, as profit-able. If, however, the cross-bred be the choice, it iswell that these should be the resultant crossbetween two pure-breds, and not from themating of cross-bred animals. The first cross isthat which experience has proved the more suc-cessful, and hence it is either this or the pure-bred most generally kept in the district thatshould be chosen. Flock masters ought to avoid
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