DECREASE OF MERINOS.
CROSSBREDS FASHIONABLE. Sydney, Juno 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 Nov.South Wales. Now there are 41,000,000 merinos and 5,000,000 crossbreds.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 111, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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88DECREASE OF MERINOS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 111, 1 July 1911, Page 5
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