FAT STOCK.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4515, 15 January 1923, Page 4

FAT STOCK.

SOME GIANT BEASTS. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW. One of the chief features of Birmingham’s 70th, annual Fat Stock Show at Bingley. Hall was the second, triumph of Blue Bill the beautifully finished blue-grey crossbred steer which won the Norwich blue riband for Sir Richard Cooper a week previously. OVER A TON. 1 The champion’s weight was l'scw,t 3qr 241 b, but he was small compared with some of the animals in the butchers’ class'es, and those entered for the cup for the heaviest beast in the show, wherein weight and nothing else counts- This cup was gained by a, 4-years-old roan named Rainbow, shown by Mr Samuel Beachell, of Beswick Hall, Beverley, Yorkshire, which scaled 1 ton 3cwt 81b. Another giant, a red Devon namel

Jumbo, sent by Mr H. G. Hodges, of the Manor, Long Mareton, StraAford-on-Avon, weighed only ,a few pounds less, while Lady Uenrhyn showed a Chorthorn scaling more, than a ton. In all eight animals exceeded 18cwt. The King’s three exhibits—two Herefords and a Shorthorn— although of great merit, were not good enough for the prize list. Warwickshire farmers sent many fine representatives, of the picturesque Longhorn breed, with their great span of horns frequently exceeding 4ft. In the cow class of this breed the first prize winner was 1 only a month short of eight ey.ars, which seems old for a beef animal. Although the sheep were few their quality, especially that of the fat lambs, was exceptional. The three champion lambs, Hampshire Downs, were again Major Morrison’s, and their weight at 11 months was well over a quarter of a ton. Their closest competitors were MJ’s W. F. Inge's' (Tamworth) pen of Shropshires, scaling over 4cwt at eight months.