A Multitude of Council.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXII, Issue 8964, 2 November 1907, Page 3

A Multitude of Council.

S * IIENJMANY VIEWS. Mainly sheep. Kuighfc, Peildiug: are > more popular they make the best cross for ® > Crossed with a Romney ; which gives size, and the I J Wn, a good qualilty of ■ is the best cross for good *?hs possible. Tho Soutli:*s a good mutton sheep, before wo were born, ■Romney ewe makes a good :—Mr Knight had 15 sheep and secured 14 prizes. McKenzie, a prominent hid dealer in, stock, classed as “ A real good one. Tho ! and Romney sheep and to bo seen on the *Were of the very best.” As "tolas and Romneys, they fj thof equal merit, but what Oman’s taste and country hait anotlier. '• P. Moore, tho well-known feeder of Kai Ivri: .‘‘ T 'ie ■most successful. The’slieep fhttioularly good. Some of classes first rate; but lam "Uted in there being practic“ompetitiou in the fat cattle |«f which I have practically holy.” fwou Campbell, Wanganui, «rtly going North to judge ! “The show, taken right quite up to its usual high A very fine entry of

sheep, particularly among the Lincolns and Romneys.' Horses very good, though some a little out of condition. A disappointment to a great many farmers was tho poor entries in tho implement classes, while the cattle were exceptionally poor owing no doubt to the bad season. ’ *

Mr William Wilson, Wavorley, a well-known sheep breeder: “The sheep were a remarkably good lot, especially in the Leicester, Lincoln and Romney classes. I have seldom seen a finer lot of sheep at a show in Now Zealand. ’ ’ Mr J. B. Sutton,. Southland, who judged the Lincoln sheep classes: “The Lincolns were the finest I have over seen at any sholv., I could have carded any of them. ’ Mr H. Wybourno, a well-known breeder of Lincolns : ‘ ‘ Tho entries in the Linclon classes were quite tho best I have ever seen, and they would be difficult to boat anywhere. There is one thing that might be remedied, and that is the distance separating the sheep and cattle classes as things were arranged. The sheep were on one side of the ground and the cattle on tho other, which was extremely inconvenient and it would he much more suitable if they were closer together. ’ ’ Mr Matthews : “It is a pleasure to walk around the show_aud especially to see tho sheep. ’ ’ Smith Bros., of Colytou ; “Though there are not so many entries in the sheep this year as last, whatever there are, are very good quality. The Romneys and Lincolns are very fine. ’ ’

Mr Duncan Gordon. Kelvin Grove : “Tho sheep wore the best in tho history of the show, but the falling-off in tho cattle classes was regrettable. Stops should bo taken to k; op up the implement exhibit. ”