SHEEP.

Wairarapa Age, 16 February 1927, Page 5

SHEEP.

LINCOLNS. (Judge: Mr. W. B. Andrew, Timaru.) Ram. over 33 mos.: William Perry & Son, 1 and champ.. A. D. McMaster 2. Ram, 21-33 mos.: William Perry & Son 1 and res. champ., William Rayner 2, L. R. Wilton 3, A. D. McMaster v.h.e. Ram, 12-21 mos.: A. D. McMaster 1 and 3, L. R. Wilton 2 and 4. Ram lamb: William Rayner 1, L. R. Wilton 2, 3 and 4. Ewe, over 21 mos.: W. Howard Booth 1 and champ, L. R. Wilton 2, A. E. Anderson 3. Ewe, 12-21 mos.: L. R. Wilton 1 and res. champ, and 2. Ewe lamb: L. R. Wilton 1 and 2, William Rayner 3. Pen of four 2-tooth Lincoln flock rams: McGregor Estate 1, Percy Bros. 2 and 3. Despite the paucity of competition in this breed, the judge (Mr. W. B. Andrew) was pleased with the type of the animals, which, he said, were wellwoolled and of good frames. The champion ram was of an excellent type —just tbe animal required for utility purposes. ( SOUTHDOWN (Open Classes). (Judge. Mr. H. J. Andrew, Mahcno.) Ram, over 33 mos.: James Knight 1 and res. champ. Ram, 21-33 mos.: C. E. Vile 1 and champ, and 2, Hugh Burrell & Son 3. Ram, 12-21 mos.: C. E. Vile 1, Hugh Burrell & Son 2, James Knight 3. Two rams, 12-21 mos.: C. E. Vile 1 and 2, James Knight 3. Ram lamb: C. E. Vile 1, Hugh Burrell & Son 2 and 3. Ewe, over 21 mos.: Hugh Burrell and Son 1 and champ, 2 and res. champ., James Knight 3. Ewe, 12-21 mos.: C. E. Vile I, James Knight 2, W. Howard Booth 3. Ewe lamb: Hugh Burrell and Son 1 and 2, C. E. Vile 3. Best pen of four 2-tooth Southdown flock rams: W. Howard Booth 1, W. H. Buick and Son 2. The judge of the Southdowns (Mr. H. J. Andrew, of Maheno, Otago) said that the quality of these sheep was generally very good. Standards wore much the rame as when he judged at Masterton four or five years ago. Competition was now chiefly between a certain number of established breeders. The champion run was a particularly good sheep which might be expecte : to rank high in any show, even in the OU Country. The lambs, both ram and ewe, touched a high standard. The champion ewe was a sheep of outstanding quality. One little fault, Mr. Andrew observed, was that some of the sheep did not handle quite as well m the back as they should. They should have been softer. In a fat lamb and mutton breed it was very important that this fault should be corrected, as it could be by due attention to* selection in breeding.