MEETING OF SHROPSHIRE BREEDERS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12647, 10 November 1906, Page 12

MEETING OF SHROPSHIRE BREEDERS.

PROPOSED STUD FLOCK BOOK

A mating of Sh:oj>-hin? sheep breed- j ors was held at the Show ground ye*- i terdny, convened by Mr Fksil .S-th-Sniith, to tn<ft -Mr A. E. MaiiM.>il and di-vus* tin- Fuck Hook qinvtion. There n-«;io pre.-'iit Mesor.i W. and Basil Si-th-Siv.ith, H. Parry. C. \V. Uoid, L. White., J. W. St'.n-y. \V. 1 , . Reid, J ;imi's Julius. C. Dial. \Y. A. Nixon, H. Uoiid<'ii t oii .iml J. Simpson. Mr lia.-il S« •h-Sm.t.h was voted to tlu> c!'..:.!. and said t!u-y wit;h<xl Mr Mji riM.il ;<> exp am why thy New Zealaud F.ock Book was not recognised in Au-traui, and to pve hi« Vitiwa a& to wji.it. tv.it, the Ik'-t course lor New Zealaii'l bre -ders to adopt in the interests of the hi.r<l. Mr Miii: el! *-.i!<i he ivas inoKt anxioua to ' o tiit< I.:-. «*i k .nvd all over Austi.iliia, and ho be,;ev<«i it would be. Ht. , tlion,:Jit. it «as a pity th« Now Z<«----1 uul bn--•<!< •"> li.i'l nnt a stud flock F>iiok. I Ih , pnx-iit Ikhik « for tin* -siie. ol fl-K-k rams, but stud l»r«'<'dci> iw|iiircd a Ixmk in which the individual (>• ■■;i. , 4ic<'s wtTf giv<>n. Tlic l'l««:k liv.k ii A':s. r;i!'.,i \v.«, istabl slu*| on tho of Enir!if-h-br<xl sheep. ThiTc «<•:<• [4';!i.ii:i a nurulxT of fifK-l;s thnt wi.-iv j<-rft-(tly pure, but then , wa.-i no ;;ii.ii;iii«'i' unl<<vs t..h<' ijedigrt'es CMinl'l K<- (•'•:* i:";■".! to. Tiny wore now a-: -..icr Fiork hook in Australia tor t ii.vM- bnedini; flock rams, au<l the ctrt would no' rc<;i-tt*nxl individu.iily ; an-'l in -llinj; fl(*k rams, tli»\v would not .1110-.v tJi ir p<-digr<e« to U , t;iv<'ii, m) th.it they could not be KMjld as frtmh. It" a flock lx>ok we.ro st;iit«'d with •α-bred ewes and th«-y n.sul rams rh;;ihle for die Ail 4 ratum >iinipshi:e 1 l<.ok l!ook, t hoy woul<l be eligible for the Tanmanian KUick lii k. Tiicro \v;is an inipre&-i<.n that Tasrn.'Uii-i want'd to corner tho jot ot Shroixshirf*. but that wmr a rais"fnl\i>, -'i.> they '!i*!re<l to create a larirer number of bn-ctli-is. Mr C. W. )?<id pai<l hi- did not tJiink there would be any ditlimlty in fftablihhinp; a e'.u<l Ixok as an appemlix to the preterit Klo~k fi<*ok. If they started an iiidfixiivlent Flock Book, other bretvlers would do the K-ime, aji«! there woul-l not be sufficient to earnon the proent Flfyk Hook, whi<\h was to f-erve a uft:'.ful purpotw. It miiilit Ire a poml tbinp; for vShropfchiivs. but it would be a bud thing for other breeds. 'I'lm Chairman Mr Maiisell whether, if a etud fliv.k book wen , «tHrt*n] as an appendix to the present Flonk Hook, it would be rooognitscd ia Aurtra.li.a? Mr MiijiKoll fijiid ho hail not coneiMered that point, but they would have to Ik) neponnible for the aocniraey ot the. pedigrees. If an association of Shropshire breedera asßUimed that renponsibilify, they would have to irecoguiee their book in Australia. Such an a.ssoci«t.ioti could work in crnijtinctmn with th« New /xwland Sheep Breeders' Association. Mr C. W. Reid paid they would have to register individual owes to bring the book irato liiuo with the Australian ami Tanmanian Shropshire Flock Books. What they wanted was an absolutely British section to the prewnt Flock Book. There would be no difficu-Vty about it. Mr W. Seth-Smith pointed out that there mifjht be a difficulty in that this proposal would have to be approved by all tho other breeders tho colony who were members of the Sheep Breeders' Association. Mr Mansell said it was possible they might adopt the same course in regard to othor breeds and there might be sufficient entries to form two books, one for purely stud sheep and the other for breeding flock rams. Tho bulk of the breeders of flock rams would not take the trouble or cro to the expense ot publishing th« whole of the pedigrees. He could not imagine, however, that the other breeders would object to Mr Reid's euggftstion. Mr C. W. Reid moved—"That the Chairman be asked tx> got all information from Australia concerning the flock book question, and bring it beforo the Council of the New Zealand Sheep Breeders , Association, and that a hearty vote of thanks be passed to Mr Mansell. ,, Mr C. Deal seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. The question of forming a Shropshire Sheep Breeders' Association waR considered premature.. but asked his opinion after tho meeting Mr Mansell snid he considered such a step would bo necessary.