THE RAM FAIR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 86, 17 February 1879, Page 2

THE RAM FAIR.

To tk Editor of the Waiiuraja Daily

Featherston, Feb. 14tli 1879,

Sir,—rl, with many others were pleased with your leading; article of 11th inst, wherein your clwell at considerable length on the advantage of the Ram Fair. And also the warning given to those who do nbt see tho necessity of improving their stock, but think a sheep a sheep. Those are - the very people this Ram Fair will benefit: You say thoro are numbers of rough inferior sheep in the valley. In this respect you'are quite right; especially as far as Masterton district is concerned, but about here, wo have a better class of sheep and are improving every year while .you are going back whether it is tho want of judgment or not, is best known to yourselves. With the facilities offered of late by first class steam communication, connecting as it were both-Islands.into one,, together with'oiir inland Railways for the.cheap transit of stock, we'should leave no excuse to wool growers, to select the best stock to be found,

I may take that the Farmers clown here see the advantage of still going on improve ing, as their first shipment of Lincoln rams and|ewesarrived here byjraifyesterday from the celebrated flocks of Davied. Patchett Esq., of ■Canterbury per s,s., Wakit-ipu, to the order of Messrs Strang of Gladstone, and Messrs C. Cundy Seiir,, Walter Hodder' and Edward Hodder all of Fca--therston. Those sheep were .only 30 hours in transit including 55 miles by rail in Canterbury, and about' 45 miles this side and the cost including steamer and whar-. fage will come under 6/ each, not long since this : journey would take about 9 days. I may venture to inform you Mr Editor that in 2 or 3 years from now you will not require to draw the attention of the public to the inferior class of sheep: grown by them.

Yours &e,, W.McKeevbr,