HEAVY FLEECES.
'I'm: time is drawing near wlicu hock-ioaa-ters will be attendinp the sheep faii-« advertised bv Mr W. .J. Hunter and Ato-ssr.-: MeXicol and Co. to be held oil February 18th and 25th reflectively for the pvuposo of s-curing sliCi-:}i for Ihu season. .-Vs tiui ijr.pstion of weight of flo-io forms a, very nnportunt faclair in determining this matlor we hf ve loi rainately been enabled so obtain swrie statistics Utyiii the sub; set from til 3 principle breeders it; W'ailrato which we aiv ule-i-' id to Im able to furnish our reader- 1 . !he lirst. Uo:' t c d'-alt with will be than of .Mr S. T. S.'ddon, Iviii'.Jiton, lUmdl'in. if. will be but right to sa> tha.i; aithoujh f->r weight »i' fleece ins avrr is below tiiat ol oUe 1 !' fireeders. Al r S.-.'/lon claims that this is mere, than counter balanced when it comes 1.0 money value, by the extra quality of his wool. A line :-:ll;v tiaece has ii.v.-o tins bleeder's iiiin rather than weight. S. T. ,~':dil"ii, ! lainilt ai : 'Thirty, four and sis-tooth Ijincoln ra.uis cliplJe'i from I ."lb to :.'elli. av..'.'a!:e 17H). .!. I'. isanho, 'I'e Awamuf 'i: Tw-> afed l.iuj'ilu rams, b.cd ey •(. .McXici, clipped eai:il L':.".lb: twilvc ;._'ed JilllCtin owes e.'.'riacs'd llii'n. .1. ,Me\ic ■!. <*liaup : : l-'iv.i >i.ud l.tiiei>ln mill.- clipped frnin '-'Jib to 3.ilb. average :ilO breedinc,' ewes and 117 ewe luf-g.-ts averaged 121b of clean wool. _ ( -I. .St irey. Uampaohia : Toe wii"lo ll'iekmide an average "t Mlb, tlie hotels credit for having beou sleini as lamb.i. _
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2898, 10 February 1891, Page 2
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255HEAVY FLEECES. Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2898, 10 February 1891, Page 2
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