IMPORTANT SALE OF HIGHCLASS LINCOLN RAMS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8547, 3 October 1907, Page 7

IMPORTANT SALE OF HIGHCLASS LINCOLN RAMS.

Mr Henry Dudding's annual sale of surplus Lincoln rams took place at his homestead-'-Riby Grove, Lincolnshire, England—early in July last. Aa usual flock-owners from all parts of the world were present in large numbers, and the prices paid for purchases made are a sufficient indication of the esteem in which this world-renowned flock is held by up-to-date pastoralists. The top price of the day— 900gs.—was paid by Messrs S. Dean and Sons, Lincolnshire, for the first prize 2-tooth at the recent show o* the Royal 'Agricultural Society of England, held at Lincoln; the runner-up being a wellknown South American flockmaster. The highest-priced long-wool sheep of the year (so far) thus remains in England. It may be mentioned that at the above sale rams realising 200 guineas and thereabout were so common as to ewffte no special comment. j Results obtained year after year by Mr Dudding and prices realised for his surplus stock go to prove that what he does not know about the management of long-wool sheep is hardly worth learning. Last year his top" price for a yearling ram was 1,450g5, and three times within the last few years he realise J l,ooogs and over for a shearling ram. Everything which tends to enhance the appearance of his sheep is carefully studied by Mr Dudding. The blow-fly—which in England fre- J quently assumes the dimensions of a plague, compared with which the worst experiences of Australasian pastoralists with reference to this dreadedjfcst are as mere child's play was one of the scourges which Mr Dudding set himself to prevent. Writing of it and other sheep parasites under date May 14th, 1906, he states with reference to the superior protective powers of Quibell's "ImDroved" Powder Dip, which he has used for years as follows, viz., "I cannot speak too highly of its quality for killing, filth, preventing the attack of maggot fly, and improving the fleece of wo«l." It is thus abundantly plain that Mr Dudding not only considers Quibell's "Improved" Powder Dip the very best protection from parasitic filth in sheep, but the best specific for improving the quality and lustre of the growing fleece, points of the very first importance in wool-growing. It is, moreover, more than a mere coincidence to find the breeders of the itSbst valuable sheep living to-day—-both in England and Australasiaproclaiming their faith in Quibell's preparations, and backing their opinions by using them regularly on their flocks.