Frozen Mutton

The reasou vhy Argentine mutton generally is of inferior price to that of New Zealand lias a threefold explanation. In the flrst place, New Zealand possesses today a mutton producing breed snperior to that grown in the Plate. In the seoond, the New Zealanderfeeds his stock during the winter time with extra forage, while in the Argentine the sheep are allowed to graze upon the same bare pampas during the dead season. The resnlt of this is that the New Zealander produces an even, well grown carcass, while there is sent home f rom the Plate one upon which a hasty coveriug of fat has been put during the spring months of the year. The diiïerence between the two carcasses will readily be noted by auy one who pays a visit to the cattle marker. Thirdly, the freezer in New Zealand freezes the mutton on account of the breeder, and in the Argentine the freezer buys f rom the breeder. The disadvantage of the latter system, so long as the breeder has no knowledge of the requirements of the market, is apparent. The New Zealand breeder selecta his wethers with care, rejecting any which will give an inferior weight or which is insufficiently fattened for the butcher. He remits them in small droves to the freezing establishments and takes every care that they shall arrive in perfect order. The Argentine breeder, on the other hand, makes a contract with the representative of the freezer to sell a given number, and the latter binds himself to remove them