EXPORT LAMBS JUDGED.

Shannon News, 19 March 1929, Page 4

EXPORT LAMBS JUDGED.

AWARDS FOR ROYAL SHOW EXHIBITS.

LONDON JUDGES ENDOESE DOMINION DECISIONS.

The results of the judging on th< Smithfield market of the lambs in tin export elass from the fifth Eoyal Show held at Palmerston North in October have be mi received by the N.Z. Meal Produce: ;' Board in a report from its Loiiden manage:',, which [arrival by the last J'|nglish mail. The Board offers annv.'Uly special prizes at the Eoyal Agricultural .Show for fat lambs most buita'de for the Dominion's export trade and the type most desired to keep up i.'s reputation on the London market. The lambs nie judged alive on the show ground and prizes are awarded by the Men! Board fur the best pens. All the i.*:mbs entered iu thi3 class, aie then killed a:ul sKpped Home to the'Board's London manager; who arranges a special display of them on the' Smithfield market. The' quality of the carcases, is judged by three judges appointed by the Imported Meat Trade Association, Incorporated. Further prizes for the best lot of three carcases as juelged on' Smithfield are also awarded by the Board. The juelging on the hoof at th^Boj'*dl Show was done by Mr W. G. Vick-e'-s, of Levin, who has officiated as an adjudicator in stcck classes at many shows in this and other districts. Itis the gene:'il rule to find th.\ live, awards greatly altered when the sheep are judged a« carcases under the ex-| port requirements, but in this case there is not a vas't difference, the first and third prize pens changing positions in the Home judging, while the second prize exhibit was displaced in favour of another pen owned by the competitor who was placed first at thi.i enel. 'Considering that there were 3i> entries, all of which were sent to Smithfield, it is a tribute to the sound judgment displayed in New Zealand that l.two of the pens should be given awards both at iPalmerston and Smithfield, where the judges had the advantage of seeing the carcases in market condition. All the prize winners came from Kairanga pastures. The winning pens were as follow: —

Judged alive on Showground.—Lot; No. 723, L. B. Wall, £ls, 1; lot No.j 728, E. M. Collis, £lO, 2; lot No. 731,' 11. B. Green, £5, 3. I

\ Award on . Smithfield Market.—Lot .No. 731, H. B. Green, £ls; lot No. 722, L. B. Wall, £lO, 2; lot No. 723, L. B. Wall, £5, 3. :■

The board's Loudon manager reports that the 72 lambs entered iu this class arrived Home in excellent order and were displayed on the stall 'of Messrs Hayes, Paine, and Kuowlden, Smithfield Market, on January 15, and made a very fine show on the market, which* attracted an enormous amount of attention from hundreds of retailers and from all the market stallholders. The whole exhibit was purchased toy Messrs Harrods, a large West End store, and a further display was arranged for in their shop. The report of the three judges appointed by the Imported Meat Trade Association, Incorpjrated—Messrs J. I. Hamilton, D. Messent, and M. Kingswell —is as follows: — "One could not wish for a better display of lambs. Every carcase bore evidence of a desire to meet the wants of the Home trade. The condition and, symmetry of form (called forth [unstinted praise from the large numbe/ of traders, wholesale and retail, whj viewed the exhibit. Our awards are as follow: —

"First.prize, lot No. 731. For ballanco, conformation, and flesh-carry ing, this pen was undoubtedly the premier lot. The three carcases were equal in quality. The legs plump and short, with a good twist of meat, backs broad and level, fitting evenly into a pair of broad level shoulders. The disposition of external fat was uniform and the internal fat not excessive.

"Second prize, lot No. 722. A pen of very choice ewe lambs, excellent in quality, balance and conformation, The lack of that essential connective tissue on the legs of one carcase robbed the pen of premier position. "Third prize, lot No. 723. For symmetry of form and balance, excellent., One carcase inclined, to be fat."