AUSTRALIAN SHEEPBREEDERS ASSOCIATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1913, 9 October 1884, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SHEEPBREEDERS ASSOCIATION.

Tin; Austialian Rheepbreederos' Association held their .seventh animal exhibition of =stu{l sheep atGoldsbiough'swaiehouses, Melbourne, on the 25th and 2fith August. On tins occasion a large Dumber of magnificent specimens of the Merino and lone; woolled bieeds weie bi ought fotward, and the judges must have h.id no oaij t.isk in making tho awaids, so closely matched weie many of the exhibits. The Mcunos, as in foimoi yeais, weie in stiongest fence, .md many of thee weio .is ncai pci faction as powblo. Sjmmctiy of fomi, lobustness of constitution, quality, density, and truenc-s of fleece — in fact, all the essentials necssaiy to foun ,i pei feet, flne-woolled, sheep — weie piesent in some of the snpeib animals in this section, md we question if any othei countiy in the woild could piodnee sheep to comp.ue with, much less excel them. The championship for the best Meiino ram in the shew Mas awarded to the e\eentois of the Lite Mi John Cummin?, of Teiinalliun, for a large-framed animal of noble piesenee, canying a longstapled, heavy fleece of excellent quality, though somewhat yolky. The champion owo pii/" was won by Messis Tlios. Bowling and Son, of Jellalabad, with a ewe of T.ismaiuau descent, .splcndidty clotlied with a dense fleece of fine quality and gi eat length of staple In the two-yeai-old class the Teiiinallum and .lelLilabad studs wci c again foitunate, whilst the highest honours in the two tooth di\ ision weie awaulcd to tlie lion. fl. H Wetteiihall, of C'.ni's Plains. Mr Charles Gray, of Nareeb Naieeb, took the iiist pu/e foi gias-, fed lams, and Mr Thos. Russell, of Win rot;k, for grass-fed ewes. The pi i7c for ,i»ed Mci mo cu es was awarded to M> Chailes A\ ley, of Warianooke. The long woolled section, although infciioi to tl.c Mi'imo in point of numbeis, w >s veiy attiactive, many of the animals exhibiting, in lespect tohame and fleece, all the mliei ent qualities of the Kn^lish Liucnln. Some noble specimens of this famous lueed weie shown, and we doubt if their fleeces, as iar as fineness, length, and lustte aie concerned, could be further improved. A two-tooth ram. owned and bred by Mr Thomas Bath, of Ceies, was a notable example, his wool being of a very high giade, of great length, and exceedingly soft and lustious- The champion in.m prize in this division was won by Mr R. Hood, of Merang, and the champion ewe puze by Mr W. Robeitson, of The Hill, Colac. Other fiist-prizetakeis were Messis T. and S, Austin, of Mount Pleasant, Mr T. F. Rutlcdge, of Wenonganit, and Mr Thomas Bath. As usual, tho bulk of tio exhibits wete Tictoiian-bied, the onlj' lioekmasters fioni tlie adjacent colonies who competed being Mi F. L. Parker, of Quianiong, and Messis McFarland Brothers, of Barooga. Altogetlier, the show was a gieat miccps«, for although the exhibits weie but slightly in excess of last year, a large number of celebrated stud flocks wete repiesent^d, and we tiustthe time is not far distant when sheep fiom the neighbouring colonies, which the quarantine 1 emulations now exclude, mil be able to compete, and thus gain for the exhibition that representative character implied by its name.

Pkofessor— " If you attempt to squeeze any solid body it will always resist pves&uie." Class smiles and cites examples of exceptions which prove the lule.