FREEZING LAMBS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1496, 19 July 1912, Page 8

FREEZING LAMBS.

FEILDING A. AND P. EXHIBITS. THE LONDON JUDGING. Thp London account sale of the export exhibits at the ln*t Feildinjr Show hare now been received by the A. ami P. Association 1 from the judges, Messrs. litter and Sons. These are as under — Class !)8, 5 wethers.—Pen 170, Ilighdon Estate, value £1 11s., 1; Hoid and Son, .£t (Is. Ifld., 2; 171, Reid nnd Son, £1 3s. 2d., 3; 472, Reid and Son, £i Os 3d., i; ■171, Higlulen Estate, £\ lGs. lid., 5. At tho show pen 172 (Reid and Son) was placed first. 173 (Reid and Sou) second, and 470 (Highden Estate) third. On the report Ilighden Estate was. first, and K-pid and Son second and third. Remarks: 470—good quality, well covered, rather wasteful, too largo for general demand. .473—Fair quality, fairly meaty, too large. 47.1—Fair quality, well finished, but too large and fat. Class 101. a fat lambs.—Pen 59.3, S. Gray, J!3 17s. !)d., l.j A. Campbell. £4 13s. Id., 2; 5(11, .1. Knight, £3 12s. od.. 3. At the show, pen 501 was placed third, and the other (wo wero. unplaced. On the report, tho first three were' in the same respective place. Remarks: Pen 503—very good quality, very useful size, very meaty, well finished. 507—Very good quality, well finished, short legs, useful size. 501— Very good quality, short legs, very meaty, useful dze. 502—Very good quality, very useful size, mealy, one very plain. Class 100, 5 f«t lambs.-Pen CIS, H. .T. Booth, £1 ss. 4d., 1; 529, H. .1. Booth, M 15s. 3d., 2; 530, Highden Estate, • <K5 2s. 3d., 3. On the report, these three pens were .in the same respective positions. At'the show GlB were third, and the others were unplaced. Remarks: Pen Glß—Nice quality, very useful size, very meaty, fairly well finished. ,529—Very fair quality, ■ fairly well covered, meaty. 530—Fairly good quality, fairly meaty, fairly well finished. Class 112, five fat lambs.—Pen 589, J. Shortall, i' 6 Ss. 10d., 1; 590, J. Shortall, .£5 175., 2; 557, H. J. Booth, £h 15s. 4d., 3. On the report, 589 was placed fourth, and the others were unplaced. At the show 589 was placed third, 51)0 h.c, and r>37 unplaced.' Remarks: Pen 597, A. Campbell, very fine qualitv, short legs, well finished, full of meat, but somewhat largo for general' demand. 588, Highden, fine quality, well fin-shed, very meaty, rather large for lamb. 584, Thomson, very good quality, well . finished, very meaty,'rather large. 589, very fino quality, short legs, well covered, .full of meat, much too large for lainb. Class 114, 5 fat, lambs.—Pen 620, C, Jlilleii, ..£5 13s. Id., 1; 621. H. Burrell, .£4 lGs., 2; 529, H. J. Booth. £i ss. 4(1., 3. On the report, 630 was placed .second, 528 third, and 621 was unplaced. At the show .all these pens were unplaced. Remarks: Pen 61G, Thomson, good quality, short leg?, very meaty, fairly well covered, mostly'useful size, one rather large. 620, very ' fmo" quality, short legs, well covered, excellent tegs, too large ' [or Jambs; this breed at about.3Bll). would just about suit the trade. 528, very fair , quality* .nieatj, two rather plain legs. For the prize of two cases M'Dougall's" sheep dip for highest aggregate in Classes 112 and. 1U or net value of pen and report of London agents, J. Shortall and C. Millen tied .with 8 points each.

; Points prize for most points in all classes of fat lambs and fat sheep; Classes 92 and 114, 17 S.-" M'Rae, 39 points, .1; Reid and 50n,;,31, .2; J. Shortall, 23, 3. ■