. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. at Royal Counties Show,1905. and 2nd at Dark Royal. 1905. and suc-cessfully used by his breeder this season. TheDorset ewes comprised a choice selection ifshearling ewes from the prize-winning flockof Mr. F. J. Merson, including the two bestewes in the 2nd prize oeh at Park Royal. InShropshires, Mr. Pearson was equally for-tunate in securing a beautiful bevy of shear-*ling ewes from Sir Walter Corbets prize-winning flock, sired! by Montford Lucerne11174. Thorpe Reynold il921. Reynold Presi-dent 11573, and Reynold Baron 11861. Allthese ewes were
. The Mark Lane express, agricultural journal &c. at Royal Counties Show,1905. and 2nd at Dark Royal. 1905. and suc-cessfully used by his breeder this season. TheDorset ewes comprised a choice selection ifshearling ewes from the prize-winning flockof Mr. F. J. Merson, including the two bestewes in the 2nd prize oeh at Park Royal. InShropshires, Mr. Pearson was equally for-tunate in securing a beautiful bevy of shear-*ling ewes from Sir Walter Corbets prize-winning flock, sired! by Montford Lucerne11174. Thorpe Reynold il921. Reynold Presi-dent 11573, and Reynold Baron 11861. Allthese ewes were breeding to Sir Waltersrams of this season. The famous Shawardineflock (Mr. Alfred Tanners) supplied a typicalram in a son of Kings Knierht 11483 (a sonof the 175-<iuinea Diamond Kina 9442. twice1st ) from a ewe by Diamond King9442. Tt will be observed this ram has bloodof Diamond King through his sire and sire ofdam. and. therefore, should prove a most im-pressive one. 592 M A UK LANE EXPUESS AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL November 20, 1005,. Notes and Jottings. From an approximate estimate of the numberof cattle in tho United States, a vast increaseappears to have taken place during the last fewyears. A live stock census is not yet establishedthere, as with , but the figures arc based uponcarefully compiled statistics, and 6how that onJune 30 last the approximate number of cattle inthe United .States was 84, Just upon one-fourth oi these -are estimated as being milch cattle,tho remainder coming under the general classifi-cation of other cattle. .It is said that the re-ceipts of cattle in the principal Western marketsindicate an enormous increase in productioneverywhere. In the year 1900 the country wasestimated to contain 59,438,759 cattle, of which18,112,707 were supposed to be milcb cattle. It is stated that in these States, tsincc so muchterritory was converted from ranches into farms,its cattle output has quadrupled, and the samechanges are taking place gener
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