CANTERBURY LAMB.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19862, 25 February 1930, Page 13

CANTERBURY LAMB.

Td i'HK EDITOR OK THE PRESS Sir, —While the quality of Canterbury lamb may be depreciating, the inference that the Corriedale is the cause is quite without foundation. I have seen Border Leicester cross on the hooks and quite a number were graded seconds, while lines of Corriedales have been graded first quality. The West Coast Romneys are not helping to keep the quality of Canterbury lamb up. "Farmers' flat-ribbed Corriedale" is too sweeping. The standard of type reads: "Broad and strong neck with a good scrag; shoulders wide a'iid deep, brisket deep and wide, giving the sheep a very square appearance. , Bibs deep and well sprung and ho drop behind the shoulders. The back level with the loin. Bro-id thighs, well apart and deep, giving large and well-shaped leg t>f mutton." There is nothing wrong with the Corriodale uriless it litis fallen into the hands of bad breeders. As for Smithfield'.s remark, "does not taste the same," those people's taste has arrived at a fine point. Personally, mv Chr : stmas lamb is.alwrys a Corriedale for choice. It is not long since we read in your valuable papei that the halfbred was the foundation of our Canterbury mutton. The Corriedale is being carried 011 from that cross. Yours, etc, HAZELHUEST. Hororuta, February 21st, 1930.