The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . showthat during that year tho total number of animals(t. <:., cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules,asses) exported to Great Britain was 1,900,098, asagainst 1,848,327 -being an increase of 51,771animals. Particulars of the numbers of each classof animals are given as follows :— Animals. Year 1906 Increase. Decrease. Cattle 775,374 ... 26,243 ... — Sheep 657,413 ... — ... 43,213 Swine ... 85,407 ... — Coats 2,417 ... 126 ... — Horses 33,816 ... 3,093 ... — Mules 11 ... 1 ... — Assa-s 1,037 ... - ... 86 Total 1,900,093 95,070 43,2
The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c . showthat during that year tho total number of animals(t. <:., cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules,asses) exported to Great Britain was 1,900,098, asagainst 1,848,327 -being an increase of 51,771animals. Particulars of the numbers of each classof animals are given as follows :— Animals. Year 1906 Increase. Decrease. Cattle 775,374 ... 26,243 ... — Sheep 657,413 ... — ... 43,213 Swine ... 85,407 ... — Coats 2,417 ... 126 ... — Horses 33,816 ... 3,093 ... — Mules 11 ... 1 ... — Assa-s 1,037 ... - ... 86 Total 1,900,093 95,070 43,299 It will be seen that there was a decrease of43,213 in the exports of sheep. This may be inpart attributable to the fact that there were fewersheep in the country in 1906 than in any previousyear since 1888. There has been a marked declinein sheep breeding of recent years, the numberhaving dropped from 4,386,876 in 1900 to 3,714,832in 1906. On the other hand, there was an increase of26,213 in the number of cattle exported, and a. I he mal shewn above is the Devon Bull, Pound Pink Un, winner of a First Prizj and the Championship for DevonBulls at the Royal Show at Lincoln. It was shown by the Hon. B. W. B. Portman, Hestercombe, Taunton, but wasbred by the late Mr. A. O. Skin/ier, Pound Farm, Bishops Lydeard. Pound Pink Un was born January 4, 1903, sireCouncillor, dam Pink 17th. right itself, and the time hai arrived th >t it oughtsoon to be castrated owirg to natural propensities),would it be safe now to do so (of course by a skille Iveterinary and a M )? I should esteemthe advice of your veterinary and his experienceon this matter as a favour, as mine is nil, neverhaving one like it before, neither has anyone elseof my acquaintance.—Yours, &.C., • The difficulty is that we do notremember, and considering the number ofcases with which we have to deal this is no dis-grace. It is, however, of no particular moment,since what we have t
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