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AUCTION* H. MATSOft AND CO. THE SELECTION OF A RAM. POINTS TO BB CONSIDERED. CORRECT MATING E S S^ p N J^ nb l° R STUD-MASTER AND If LOCK-OWNER. THE production of high-class rams is not just a simple matter of mating » well-bred ram with a lot of equally wellbred ewes without talcing tha trouble to examine the different points of strength and weakness on both sides. Skilful mating depeudß on a careful study o£ these different points, so that the sire makes up for any deficiency in the ewes, or vice versa. In pedigree flocks breed points count on both sides, and due regard must be paid to pedigree, for unless the breeding of the sire is studied it is n; very easy matter to loso type and very difficult to regsin it once it is lost. Rani breeding represents the highest form of art as applied to sheep-breeding, and it is not every breeder by any means who is a perfect master of the art. . , The most successful breeders have always been those who have had a perfect knowledge of the individual propensities of the different members of the flock, keen to recognise the breeding powers of. the ewes, a"" able to select their rams with tlie skill necessary to bring out tho best results in the progeny. It often happens that a somewhat mean-looking ewo properly mated proves a great breeder, producing a winner every year, but, • on the other hand, if unskilfully mated, her progeny is of no outside value. SKILFUL MATING NECESSARY. Everything, therefore, depends on skilful mating in a ram-breeding flock, and a man must bo a master of the art of breeding to be a success as a ram-breeder. The same principle in regard to the selection of a sire should be applied to nil commercial flocks, crossbred or otherwise. Skilful mating makes all the difference in the type and quality of the lambs, and careful note should be taken of the strong and -weak points of tha ewe flock before purchasing rams to mate with it. Indiscriminate mating results in lack of type and uniformity of appearance, which are both factors in obtaining a good price for lambs -when sold. . Cross-breeding in sheep is now very ex tensively employed, and m cross-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 Some breeds cross well with each other, ethers do not, and just as there is really no best breed so there is no best «»>«• " that breed or cross is always best which is most adapted to the conditions under which it has to exist. REMEMBER: Old Mother Hubbard who 'Went to tho Cupboard. Tour stock will not find the cupboard bare if you supply Lixit in every paddock. It keeps the animals m good health, the sulphur increases the shearing propensities of the sheep, and no Flock Master should be without it. Obtainable from all Stock ffirms. TYPE OF COUNTRY MUST BE STUDIED. Then again regard must he had Jo the demand in the district in wh J ch * h ° . ra bred. 11l some parts of the country there is a demand for lambs from o parti<sitl«r clasa of ewe, provided they are sired by i ra ? of a certain breed, whereas lambs from the same class of ewe by rams of another breed meet no demand at all, though perhapsthe one cross may be just ns good as the °ther, only local prejudice has to be studied Sh^rther, d much depends upon the the district to which lambs eventually find their-way to be fattened either on roots or grain, and as dealers have to study th ® of their customers flock-masters must lik The" points that constitute good jam are equally applicable to oil breeds, and no matter for what purpose a ram is whether it be for pure / iriietvce should be pure-bred, and that true' JP and character that are only to be found and ism has been carefully chosen Md mated it:-.l* difficult to go far wrong.

the better sire scores. shsep• is not ss a rule by any means for service ia a ram-breeding flock. KOIiASSES—A really wonderful-•■ftp' Auction told; under 'the name of ' 4 'XtOOKI' SOLIDIFIED MOLASSES" strongly encased Jn steel containers. - '• . Every Farm should have it, and as yon move the stock, move ■ the . containers.. Obtainable from H. MAT SON - and 00. tSOTOL QUALITIES SHOULD BE PREAt the same time, breeders must be carefnl In the olau of ram they put on the market tor commercial purposes. Many breeds have lost the support of farmers simply because more attention has been paid to fancy point* than the more useful qualities that help tp. pay for the rest. The me of well-bred and carefully-selected rame makes all the difference when it comes to selling the lambs, whether they are sold, aa Vstorea" or fed' off to the butcher on roots or as fat lambs. It may b« thought In the latter case that, as the lambi will be killed off. at an early age any sort of ram will do, but fer fat lamb production a suitable sire la a point of the greatest importance. \ ■ EARLY MATURITY AN ESSENTIAL. It is essential for (at lambs to mature early and fatten quickly, 10 that rams must bo chosen that.are the most likely to bring about 'these result*. A good sire is half just as a good bull is half the herd, and it is equally aa bad policy to use a: mongrel-bred or "scrub" raid as s "scrub" bull, »bouf which we* hear so much nowadays. At the same time, no sire it all powerful, however good he may be, and in order to breed lambs, of top quality, that Will mature early and give the most profitable return; whether sold as stores, or it ia moat important to exercise the "greatest care and judgment in the culling and drafting of tito'ewii. In all pedigree flocks the ewe flock is gone over most carefully every year, ' and only those that are true -to type and proved good breeders' retained. In commercial flocks things are done in a more rough and ready way, and perhaps less attention is paid to individual merit, but it is advisable to draft out three-cornered apecljnen* and those that are lacking in uniformity of appearance. Mixed flocks of all sorts and sixea are never satisfactory. SERVED.

THE IMPORTANCE OP DIPPING STOCK. Dipping become* more o£ a science •vary day. It rids the sheep of pest*, m that the stock oan thrive. The annoyuaee of sheep rubbing ogainst fences, gates, and land - banks _ is largely the result of inefficient dipping. UDIP —A Powder Dip has come as a boon and a blessing to the sheep men. Th» proprietor* are meeting the conditions of the flock-master by marketing their commodity below the rates of others. The satisfactory analysis of Elliott Bros., the .largest chemical people in 'Australia and Mew Zealand, In respect to this dip, and the criticisms of those wbo haw used the dip this season, is responsible for our placing it on the market Willi the Utmost confidence. H. MATSOif and CO.