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ENGLANDS GREATEST THOROUGHBRED STUD. One Of the largest private establishment in the United Kingdom if net in tlie world devoted to the breeding and rearing of the thoroughbred is that comprised in the Melton Studs, belonging to Mr. Busker. At Thetford, Norfolk, there are alM»iit 11.500 acres of land, and the auxiliary stud at West, rhani. Kent, covers 350 acres. At present tlie mares at the Melton Studs number 220, and there are also thirty nine yearling tillies the colls Inning been soldi d il is expected that a large number ,-f reals will shortly arrive. Inetading the stallions, there are now over 870 thoroughbreds at the two stud farms, and bv next June Ihe total will be. in all prgegbllity, about loo.
