CANTERBURY STOCK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 8

CANTERBURY STOCK.

' OPINION or a'noeth isl\ndle. ■ ' A-Nortli Islander wlio.Diado a,clo3o.lllS|lGCtion Of the stock at,tho Christchurch show has furnished Thl Dommon with the lolloping j ' criticisms — „ , „ . > •i ■ Thd •' principal feature of the Canterbiiry £ iSs - ehow,- ,; as -.ot■ tho • -Manawatu show,. ..was. 1 .; tho excellent..'condition of .tho. -lno . stock, ■ as a whole -There Was no marked impiove- * ment m tho Quality 'in nny section This, of , iw courso/ coultl; scarcely bo lookod.for at a sho)v ( »hire such a high standard of excellence has h .-.i..',jUfeady .'been': testabUshed.--iThe riuahij, ; .no»> ; , S ' ifully l 'eaual' to .'tho best, s.tandard previously ■flbt&ined And the show as a whole v,as un-> < *■ ' "•" tiufestiqnably tho-.best - ,iu ..tbi^.: couu try,' :h6t' even' omitting..the.-.lnterriatiohal.. ox- ' hibjtion fixturo of threo years ago Unfortunately there wero \ery feiv exhibits from be ( void, the Canteibury province-Mr E, i> <■!) 11'Lcan, ' of '-Hawko's Bay, m Merinos, Lin halfbred . and- -fat < sheep, Mr 3 H D Vavasour, of Mailborough, - m : Sh.ropslures; Mr. Allen,, of, , ' lato„ m fat, cattlo, , and Messrs Good®m Bros, of Waikato, C Gaulfei, of Blcnhoim, ® ii &K aiii.E;.' Shot!,' ? of jKomiieys,. .being > the Ohly Marlboiough and noithcrn exhibitors, ■; : usual •., .v- ; ij bfecrtioliis:{i"ii, l lHklxedp.^.clepnrtnienfc--ox,vusnPw\ . 'yrrM.-. vas : tho Cornciialcs,;although •• !i tlio?briginators'of -f • breed, Mr. Japies -Littie, sfv v;fe bfiiDalnieny;^Vl llio PX e ' i?eu^c^, ' sheep /muchVrtiorQ; : eyeu .'iuy.typc, ; / it'Svould' 86em ;tliG.t breedorarliavo tacitly; onVa^standanl^'hich'Corabinesgooalanib, r/" ixblo, o 61. ' coin plaints years judges"evincing too: great ft gleaningV to ■ ; chai'acter,but ; this year . tho -four judges ■■wero- - well-known 'breeders of bred,;andv,'"inbred vhalfbred" .; sheep,and. • 5 v-Corricdale report .an i nr. for ramSi for use. not only/with • ! ;::. ; halibred or Corriedale. ewes, but also, with ewes cUother:;breeds?br^^crosses, ; with : the object' of , ■ iri dintainixig vth equality as' well .'ai the quan- . of-'the -fleeces, .o, good, cai- . frte^.cassv^v.oiie> : ofv'the'!;largest c/breedors;: reports offers,;:'frotn''tbe .Island, even' South America'.which would absorb'' the :whole -of .his'*ram : hoggets .for, the, Kalfbred (first. cms) ; Bcction' of'.sheep,: some of which of^phdnomenal^•^carcass / ;and . of number, aro , the in ; Canterbuiy, and, itaUeh 'alf tHrough;>.thoequality, was as high as> seen vat anyvformer .Qanterbury evenerliii ch'aractcr .than they nave fe : K^beeU''ottV:raanyV ; r.'ljeicester^jhaye; never,:prpyibdsly;been shown-in -numbers,"- arid-r:of high, .the : importations v^ofj.tho; : lnsfc few- years -in ect^pon.thojtyle.or competition; l Kncobs ; : ny*r.jj >P; : ,j)V' 4l ? Lcan; ; -whoso ilaraekakaho station :df a.', formci'- : -leadiii^'CanterbUry/b^ which gamed . S®i^^ r sfc.:.praeQ^ifl^itsvcl^ .earlv;: 'rovml ,of. ' ; when-weight. of ;'.; r :> ? '^- : .f f 'fl6ecQ : ''is.'an''object. : :: - -Yhe classed were,.wcll Messrs. Bealey Brbs, tho North Canterbury bicederj, S^^*>%erarn6t ; irepre^te(li:'owing »••'•■•"« ' } Ol- '-. liqalDy's- abschce fronnXcw Zealand. r- ; . ;^:f:SShort^bff]?eiidihg^oshibitod:i^evcry ; clasg, and SjvfiwS'smissed^ : >Sdiith46whsviveTo'/of i.very ,fino.;(iualit> ,;.--,but ■ . i SS^fW,stfiyiy..:typicab:;qf ; I fPE- : , though :soino-well- , te-3'??l)reid'ialao ; ■ for.-floe!; yur ? , 'poses. V-,The".sheep.;.werp„ shown in „ 'various . colbiiringi-the ■only^heep i ;showii-iWith- , s®oi''.ofy3rfc^^V^ouri-f^hioh!^!ip^^;^ sheep, tho ■ : :':.: judge 3. .../rho'fo. is .no.'i dbubf. ..that..B.^ l< Aescnt. 6 / givW taking ' pear an ce,,'but: urge .that Gft'Sjfe? thii .'practiceVsh'dulil''®Vfoflji'dflenV-.: : .: l Tho fat cheep and lambs nere not worthy of i' • bp ' ,la?t'wec&>at;a country .show.' a. fey,- miles, frdm Christchuroh—Courteniy . The- Shorthorn cattlo included a very fine collection of'. cowp. - but'.tho niale, classcs .ivero not-of en lia V! merit. ._ The Jerseys- wero superb. .Th'o-Ayrshircs:\vßr'obfl : goo'd jciuality,";b.ut-Jiiuoli- : -l. feycr'.in.nninfes,than,usual., .V. '.' r . • .■ ' 3KS»;-: ; "it5;-3)raught?'-horses .■wer'd : --seen- ; .to' , bc'stradvantage a female ..classes,, though,;, some of the 'V ' '.yohng' colts.,'wero of'great -promise;.-. Tho"tinio \-~-PJa -tidii.of/stud:horseS,at ;i,:tw6,'days'-slipiv.. Tlio rpoiiies and. saddlei'nnd harness horses wero a ' i -UpiotUroi-:SS:.-Tho s'iperfaotioii.^-existed-' ;'.only-.in; the cmality Cof' the animals them- , , bbltos, but al«o in thb manner, equipment, :-styl«: of pf 'those;, vrhoj .|iy.-«..-:--:i.;..pfOTcd- , on.i.!:Buti i ..of.:course,-:-.the .numbers .wero. i; iiearly^so^gtefit^ ; exhibiBMff'.bii'; ti©-gr6untV;* the -'''Stobk 1 .: ni*®. p , ;recaiyiiig /V ;;. considerable encouragement.; __ ' '.. ?i ; ;' : ;