TYPE IN SHEEP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 984, 26 November 1910, Page 10

TYPE IN SHEEP.

OTTUAL UNDERSTANDING ADVO- :-...;,:•: CATED. ■■ ' , The-matter of type in purebred, sheep ' is 'evergreen. Tire following reference to the subject, is from the latest "Pastoral- ■ ists'.BevieV 1 :— , ■;•■.-.■.,. ■,-■■:, "The differences of opinion'which are .cropping up on the, subject of types in— British breeds of sheep in Australia-leads , . •.■■ one to prophesy a hopeless'jumble in the future if the matter is not put on a '■:, dearly; defined footing right away. The' . . trouble, seems .to begin by Australian' " breeders not being satisfied.'with the. : covering of imported sheep, and in their i endeavours to breed out • this feature, which, they consider to bo a defect, they : ; get off on to lines of. .their own, and •' ■ type , ana special. characteristics : become .' lost, even if absolute nurity is " main- - : tained. It'is. a great pity that this is j ; so, because it will always; be. a', source of, oontention. amongst a'section of .sheep- >..... breeders, which should be "most .harinoni- :.; ous and entirely in accord on this great ;; question of type.,' There are localities in' ;■: Australia where pastures and genera).-, conditions do not differ, so greatly from ; -England as .to .materially-affect the typo : of British sheep, run there, but such 10, , calities are few,'and-.very,large areas.on '• . whichilengwool sheep are now bred are enough; in themselves to alter the types ... of,the:various breeds without tho deliber-' - . ate efforts, of breeders themselves. For' ; .the -purposes of tho .crossbreeder this ' question of type is not so important as : it is-to the studbreeder, to whom ,tho ■ : crossbreeder looks for the pure source of ~ . Bpecial; characteristics;- It is therefore . , important for studbreeders to wake up ■;.:'. and,insist upon every owner selling stiid- :; 1 -JLongwopls registering his flock,-to insist , on the'leading show societies obtaining ■ only the'.highest .'authorities as. judges, ...and to insist upon certain conditions re- ■ garding 'the standard and breeding of. ; ' Bheep* sold as stud .representatives of -,- their respectiyo; breeds." ~.,,.. ~.;.,- ~-., : ' -.''■ -L.—''""•" ''■''■ '*■'" ''-J '.;/■'■