COLOURING OF SHOW SHEEP.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1005, 21 December 1910, Page 8

COLOURING OF SHOW SHEEP.

"MODERATION"' IN ENGLAND.

; The .question of the colouring of show, sheep' is not done With in England yet. ..At the autumn meeting'of .'.the Council ■-' of, the National . Sheepbreeders' Association, Mr; H. Padwick inquired whether ," : er not any- further; steps were going 'to'.be. .- : taken, in connection 'with the question. ~lt was . somewhat disappointing to him • / to,note that the. International Conference, at which such' an . excellent- paper .; was . read, ujibn the subject,',did< not arrive .at a .definite conclusion.;' ;Ho • concludedj .. .From a perusal of .the report, that, the seneral opinion there expressed, was in ; ' iavpiir 'of slight, colouring, , and he pre- . sumed. .that ' the course _ of • procedure woilld.'n6w .be that, each breed society, would probably endeavour to regulate ;; their own course in this matter." ■ ; ; .' The actihg-chairihan (Mr. S.' Kidner) ■v.pointed .out that he thought .the dis- - : eussion had' had, a very. distinct effect, 5. and he,.pieitioned■ that result-, was aho shown by the; considerable. diminu- ,■: tion in.tho quantity of colouring matter used. upoii. the sheep at tho Eoyal and other, snows this year. . . ■ - Mr." MaiiSell; the'reader, of the paper .at/the. conference, emphasised .the point t;hat.. the general conclusion arrived at , by, tho conference cOUld.,.be expressed ill' . ; the word - "moderate," and he did-not / :'think it would be, wise; to, try; to force. - ■.tboyhanSs of .'any, particular breeder to .faaopt ahy set orfixed course of., pro;s .' cedure in the matter; he would rather ;: t . leave /breeders to solve the, question for , thernselyes; as _he . was- of' opinion that' see little, if .ariyi'of-'the excess l of'colouring we had' in : , the past,.. :