DIPPING SHEEP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2813, 12 February 1908, Page 21

DIPPING SHEEP.

This being the season when sheep owners are most exercised in selecting that dipping preparation which will yield the most profitable and all-round best results, any information which can help them to that important decision must be acceptable to them.

With this object the following letter, written on the 27th ult. by Mr G. D. Greenwood, of Teviotdale, the owner of> one of the largest and most successful flocks in New Zealand, is published: — '• My Teviotdale Corriedale wool, dipped! in^' 1 Cooper ' secured the only gold medal,two firsts, and one second prize for halfbred and Corriedale wool, out of three firsts awarded, open to all halfbred ancJ Corriedale flocks. In May, 1906, Teviotdale wool realised up to le 4£d, and in May,, 1907, my wool brought up to Is 3£d f . —all dipped in Cooper. This year I shall dip 40,000 sheep and lambs in Cooper. I have tried many other dips, and consider footer far zwi £w*y the )^^"- —5208

©laok Knight, and Mr Sam Young's Merry pLorning. With one exception they all found their way into the short leet, and the_ awards were made in the order named. Pride of Newton, which is now rising six years old, was bred by Mrs Crawford, Bute. Since last eeen this horse has very much improved, and has finished into a grand etamp of horse. He is very good at the ground. Last year ho fell away at the girth, but lie has filled up now, and his movement is very much improved, as he is going much closer behind than he did a year ago. He has finished a real good Csne, and deserved the position he occupied on Thursday. Sir Thornlcy is by Sir Hugo, and was shown at a disadvantage on acpount of hi* age. being only three past. "This horse looked very much better than he did the week before. On paiade he carries hini^lf well, with an easy, voiingv-

gait. He has got the eize and substance that recommend him 1o the New Zealand farmer, and when trotting gave the judges a grand show. To most of your readeis the third horse, Baron Fvvic, will be better known. He was the unbeaten two-.year-old 'of last year. For stjlp and quality this horse cannot be surpassed, but it cannot be said he has improved any since landing; j here. His size, perhaps, might be his biggest drawback, and there is also a plainness i along his rib heads. He was shown with- | out a belt, but he i« not the horse to give away anything in that way. His forefoot looked stronger a year ago, but the blacksmith here has a way of his own, and does not scruple to use the knife. The fourth horse was a colonial-bred one, and c very nice quality kind. Then came Black Knight, bred by Mr John Black, Coat1 bridge, a-nd got by Hillhcad Chief, out of

a Moncycorn mare. This is a bis, weighty , hoi?e, with plenty bone and substance, good at the ground, but not a* good of his fore legs as he might be. He is quite a breeding-looking horse where size and substance are wanted. Thero was nothing outstanding in the three-year-old class. The first and second were got by imported horses — viz., Bancor, by King o' Kyle, and Baron Graceful, by Baron's Pride, respectively. Bancor was imported along with ! Royal Knight by Mr Macdonald, EdendaJe, and perhaps he is one of the best breeding horses yet imported. Besides being aire of this colt, the first and second yearling colts, first and third yearling fillies, and firet and second groups of three yearlings by one sire, at Invercargill show last year, were all got by him. The third group waa sired, by Garthland, full brother to Hiawatha. He was soI4 at a long price to go A

to the North Island, and Sir Neville is now his successor at the head of Mr Blaikie's stud. Newton Chief arrived in the colony about 10 months ago. and this was the first opportunity the public had of seeing him. He is well worth going a long v\ay to see. He was h»-ed by Mr John Laing, Dennv, Stirhngslvro, by Up to Time, out of a Royal MtMtoun mare. Ho is undoubtedly the best Clydesdale horse I have vet seen in the colony. Up to a good size, with a giand short top, standing on legs of greet quality, well set under him, with big blue foot, and nice clean-cut ankles, he is certainly a horse to be proud of, and coukl hold his own in any compauv. Nor does he give am thing away when he moves. Ho moots you ieiy true and straight, and draws a pleasing smile from one as he lo.ives. After se°ing him you are satisfied that, for a time at least, won have seen a cornl one I understand ho was first and champion at Stirling as a two-yeir-old ; and ho is a sure champion for another day. Fiom a private source I learn that a Dunedin gentleman al Home on holiday has n ' '' ' hrcr two-voar-old colts from Mr Mai'ihall, Stranraor, which are' now well on th'.ir way. The most recent arrival is a tvii-vpnr-olc) Phire colt, bought at the Lincoln Royal. He claims a Clydesdale marc a=- a dam. LIUO tho boy's cow. he will bo a little of both, but over him let us draw the veil, as he is yet on his sea leers recuperating.