Abstract
THE extremely successful Royal Show held at Bristol, July 2–5, illustrated in a striking way the general progress being made in agriculture, horti culture, and forestry, but presented very little calling for comment from the scientific point of view. Among livestock, a remarkable novelty was the pen of primitive breeds of sheep—and crosses from the same—exhibited by Prof. Cossar Ewart and Mr. H. J. Elwes. This throws some light on the origin of domesticated sheep, and also suggests the possibility of establishing one or more new breeds capable of thriving on poor upland pastures in this country, and of yielding more valuable wool than that of the ordinary hill-breeds.
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A.-D., J. The Royal Agricultural Show . Nature 91, 487–488 (1913). https://doi.org/10.1038/091487b0
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