Cross Breeds

have recently taken considerable interest in the improvement of

Summary: have recently taken considerable interest in the improvement of their flocks by crossing on them the English breeds especially the Leicester and the Southdown   The former cross with the Merino has produced an excellent sheep with a good carcass and a valuable fleece and the produce of this cross is the most popular as it is the most valuable   This good work has been done in the best cultivated districts as Champagne Beauce and Chattillonais   There the best farming in France is to be seen and sheep rearing is one of the most profitable parts of it   The most common sheep of these localities however is the cross of the old natives by the French Merino   The produce of these crosses go by the name of Metis Merino or half bred Merino   The Merinos  have been crossed with the English Leicester with the result

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