THE LINCOLN LONG WOOL SHEEP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 1 September 1909, Page 20

THE LINCOLN LONG WOOL SHEEP.

The Mark Lane Express contends that owners of sheep of other breeds must admit that the Lincoln long-wooled breed has a /special claim to prominence. It is ob yet (says our contemporary) the only English mutton breed whooe rams have ever reached or exceeded 1000 guineas each. Twice Mr Henry Dudding's rams reached this mark; once at 1450 guineas he exceeded it, iand, we understand, Messrs Wright once reached the 1000 guinea mark. Nothing stronger in confirmation of the merits of the Lincoln long-woollcd breed can be quoted than the great development that has taken place in connection with the Argentine mutton supply. To that breed, and that breed alone, belongs the credit (if one may use the term) of bringing the mutton supply from the Argentine from nothing to its present position of beingpractically the largest supplier of mutton to our markets. The Express goes on to say that the mutton producing capabilities of New Zealand were to a very lar^e extent brought into being subsequently to the arrival of the large Lincoln importations. There is no breed of British skeep that ha 6 added onore wealth to the flock owners of Australia, New Zealand, and the Argentine than the Lincoln. At the sale of Mr H-. Dudding's Lincoln sheep, the Royal Show champion, Reby Gloucester champion, was bought by Mr F. Miller at 600 guineas. The second at the Royal Show and' the first nick of the pen of five tha* won first prize at that show were purchased by Mr Olivera, Buenos Aires, at 250 and 300 eruineas respectively. I Reby Nocton Enterprise sth realised 300 j guineas, Nocton Enterprise 6th 240 guineas, two otjiei rams, reached 200 guineas, Bendtigo 180 guineas, two others 110 guineas, ono 102 guineas, and two at 100 guineas

* each. On the following, day the JLjneoln Long-wool Sheepbreeder? Association's gjj c was held, the 81 rams submitted realising an average of £21 18s 3d, as compared with j last year's average of £23 10s 6d for 69 head The highest price was 200 guineas.