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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20495, 14 March 1932, Page 18

AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. THE SELECTION OF A RAM. POINTS- TO BE CONSIDERED. nna-avrv MATING- ESSENTIAL FOR CO BTUDMASTEB AND FLOCK-OWNER. THE production of high-class rams is not just a simple matter of mating a well-bred r«m With a lot of equally well' bred ewes without taking the trouble to .•xamlne the different points of strength And weakness on both sides, , Skilful mating depehdS on a careful study of these different points, so that the sire makes up for any deficiency in the ewes, or Vice versa, In pedigree flocks breßU points count on both sides, and due regard must be paid to pedigree, for _ uhleßg the breeding Of the sire is studied it is a Very easy matter to lose type and Very difficult to regain it once it is lost. Bain breeding represents the highest form of art as applied to sheep-breeding, and it is not every Breeder by any nieang Who is a perfect master of the art. , , _.. The most successful bleeders have always been those who have had a perfect knowledge of the individual propensities of the different members of the fldck, keen to recognise the breeding powers of the ewes, and able to select their rams with the skill neeessary to bring out the best results in the progeny. It often happens that a somewhat mean-looking ewe properly mated proves a great breeder, producing a winner.every year, but, on the ether hand, if unskilfully mated, her progeny is of no outside value. SKILFUL MATING NECESSARY. Everything, therefore, depends on skillful mating in a rate-breeding flock, and a wan must be a master of the an of breeding to be a success as a ram-breeder. The same principle id regard td the selection Of ft sire should be applied td all oemmerciai flocks, Crossbred or otherwise. Skilful mating makes all the differeliee in the type and quality ■ of ibo fnl note should be taken of the Stf6ttg and weak points of the ewe flock before purchasing rims to mate with it. I"*toc«*n*t« mating results in lack of type and «"*««»' of appearance. Which- are both important factors lb obtaining a good price for the lambs when sold. • . Cross-breeding in sheep is now very ex tensively employed, and in foss-breeding rams should be selected not Solely for good ■points, but also on account of the suitability of the breed to which they belong to cross with the breed to which the ewes belong. Some breeds cross well With each other* others do not, and just, as there is'really no best breed so there is no best «oss as that breed or cross is always best which ii roost adapted to the conditions unde* which it has to exist. REMEMBER: Old Mother Hubbard who Went to the Cupboard. Your stock will not find the cupboari bare if you supply LWHn WM, paddock. It keeps the animals in gool health, the sulphur lnereases the shearing propensities of the sheep, and no Flock Master should be without it. Obtainable from all Stock Firms. TYPE OF COUNTRY MUST BE STUDIED. nrTbrel, In «ome parts of the country there la » d«m*hS tor limbs from •£•£»«>«* clas* Of ewe, provided they are sired by rants of . certain ort«d, Whereas lambs from the .._.. ~i..a Nt bwb by rams of another breea one cross may be just as good as 1 ~.«.. *a«_i H . A j*.4t/,a Tin« to be s *VS%£*%* depend, upon the need., M The wihti that constitute* gdod tm we ««*•»/»ppiio»i» *• *» to*** 1&.-JS? !XiJiztis«t»« TitirtKiae a rata is muired, and character that i *- ,J *-W.liMd anbnala. ram from a noes m »»"■ ;-' rf ~hdse evert •** and *^.2,»».J ee *l J* ltl> trron*. and mated it is difficult to go fa* »r° n S' TMB BETTER Sißfi SCORES. Breed always tells, and .be'ter bred tk. .iree are and the more .skilful y mated. ■vVSEMEX*** J>tte4 id whlcH the tm **■«• breede*. tnake-* • nmtkM la .* twin, the idei Mug tt*i * "wiTfiTaota likelt to beget twins, Wt ; a are mow **0llfl« tn»«t othefl* and it Is doubtful If m »# *»** « * ram ***# atwta»a» *2y influence oh the percentage tinction betwettl WllM afe kflOWn as "brei i»V ■•• sheep afid "lattoerS' *' sheep. A rata that ia suitable for heading * high-cjass flock for service in a ram-breeding flock. rtaliy wendifiul JM■■«!••;i mmmr nmmin steei containers. , '- Ever* Farm Should have it> *nd as you move the steek, move the bontaiflms. " Obtainable from H. MATSON «aitd m.: ' ■ '■ ■. ; vmAfti be pbjAt too SaioS time, breeder* must be careful in the class of ram they put on the market, fo* eofflraeMltl purposes, Many breeds bate ldst the support of farmers simply iieeinld aire attention Uts bee* paid to iitney poiht* than the Word Useful quail* tie* that help to pay for the rest, The Use of Well-bred add carefully-selected rams makes .all the dlffOTfiilea, mm it coow* t» ! geliinf the lambs, whether they are sold as "Stores" 6* fed off to the butcher on roots o? as fat lambs, I* may ho thought in the latter case that, as the lambs will bo killed off at an eSrly age any tfon a editable Sir* i* a pojtat 01 the greatest Importance. KABLY MATURITY AN ESMNWaL. It is essential fof iat latnbs to mature /early and fatten quWkly, id that rams mult b« chosen that are the most likely to bring •bout these results. A pdd sire is half the floek, just as a good bull Is half the herd, and it It equally as bad noU£y to uSe a mongrel-bred or "Scrub'' ram as a "scrub 1 ' bull, about which we hear so inueh nowadays. At the same time, no sire is all powerful, however good fan- may be, and in order to bread lamb* Of top quality, that 'will mature early and gl*B the mdat profitable return, whether sold as stores or as mutton, it is most important td Bier<!l»6 the greatest care end judgment in the culling end drafting of the ewes. - la all pedigree flocks the «W« flftck is gone over »ost carefully every year, add good ore*d«s rttalned. In eommeroiai flocks things are done in a more rough and ready way, and perhaps less attention is paid to individual merit, but it is always advisable THE IMt>OBTA*<JB Of DIPPING BTOOk, DippJat becomes mors 6f • Science every day. It rids the Sheep of pests, so Oat the Stock <saa thrive. The annoyiae* of sheep rubbinft against fences, gates, and sand hahM is largely the result of Inefficient dipping. UDIP—A Powder Dip has come as a Wa and a tUnUg. to'ttuj Sheep nien. The proprietors are meeting the conditiona of the flock-master by marketing vim the utmost donfl-