FLOCK RAMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 623, 28 September 1909, Page 8

FLOCK RAMS.

&&$- : ;s&^£^ '{'M.ih ~£.'"-r' 'Old, Croak"; has. bcen'.'defendinß'the'.retonticin :^>S;.B and;nuts.',thev.caso'iso ; intclh'gehtly^th'atit^Vis '.^'^'-fvTOrtKv'reaai^ the '•■.,-:*,•■;:>,■ ofhor: side,'of the question/-- "Old /CroakVfilet i, Q':] s ;was ",■ written/ to •' tlw//'FeildingiStaf,"-arid .>y;? likelihood r ;6f r,tho;<c6nimiUee.: oßthe/ ITcifding '.'-.' .•;:::.-.'^^.■' , 4'Vand:iP.'.Ass6biation; ; 'eHminating largely'the • ,;,;s' ; ,>' list 'Of'farmers'-'^W.-ft'VTOck-^ ',"' ">■■-■ ; Flockl.Book?—it may.-be iof Iserv',:/v -vvvjea; to; endeavour to .explain'tho matter.•to/.the ; ',%* I: <i: ; niahyNiuonibers;who'kriow'-.littlo 'on:the subject ft: '.# -will: bo remembered that .j V'-V--.:. : -when.:tho ;show;wn's?star,ted- it/'was'understood. r'i':./:• : - ; ' .that...the-. object'was to' ■ dncourago the-. small v iV?/".>:'fcrmor] , ,tb improve .'his ordinary ,'sheep--pure- ■?::?!'■;'! -'■ '.or' no r b.red. V ;Keg\stered,'; or) ft;';>:vVA'what:/aro:.' termed 'Flock!. Book'..sheep/; or. stud /;;^v'!;;V.':«ialo l '--wefe:'ri6t'to';l^Watered;:for'.»-.• any'*-ex-i3j:,':?'f -J.-tolitC.:v'A)<l : : s at: : tho first ; shows;, such was r the ii .;" 13 impossible 1 to: imjprovo either -.:';. .C*"--v:'Bheep;or ■. cattle, .excepting by - the': use .of sires 'iki'r.-. ; -; lineage of the-'breed' they 're- •'#'<,,: .^present:. AtJewt: iio v uepondenco. can :.be- placed i.U.V: s,ion v v/hat-a:6ire.hayiiig;,blopd in thoivoins other ?,-',yV.' /.Cthah,:pure;will beget. r The'management of tho :^: : ::iv^how^.wjsely/'rcdogmsiug^this/;-:havo;/of .'late; ■':. f : ."■"/;■ largely;::iricreased.- the:. nu'mbo'r '■"' of "prizes for'..y ,i 5; V'.tpurebreds,; last:'.year's < schedule •• having '42 :;.v: : > i ::''.',.v;classes:for.{purebreds that!!'must,boi ■:-J':':V: t;. a flockybook or.;,accepted:'/or..ontry, inijame,'. V /iiv.i:whereas, there. are ouly.'.iO -for. 'farmers'"classes,

flock- sheep, that ■' 'must' not- be entered- in or be eligible:fpr;iC; flock- book.'. 'Thefois no doubt thajfc; tho; inauguration < of the Flock Book has already.;, (and-will ,be .hiort.'sd-in tho future)' been 'of -irlcstitaablc-valUc in raising the sta'n-' dard, of the .flocks of .the.Dominion;, but is.as , yet: only,'in:.its':infancy,".- although sonic- stud ; flcck's''can',trace ; the > ir:cßloiiihl'hist6ry'back over 1 i 40;- years: -Having beciv founded by imported ■ stock, as;aU-hius.t; : .be.nblcit6 do to.receive en-■ - try, .'owing-to- .tho changes of: ownership and the.early days, pivre'stoct lost :tncir history; - nndVarb'.-'.therefore '.wisely]precluded' from en- ■ itty ;iii-' fttick.'books,; -Although-: it ■■xps a. dc-' • sidefritum'that/nlli the' ranisnsed ; wero from registered.' flocks, :-»-o- have: largely to" depend; on 'ordinary; flock rams 'as :.yet>v: Therefore those ivho';nrc.advbc'ating the.retention of the fa'rm- . .crs'classes iii the schedule have a good cause, subsides ; the invigorating .element, engendered By catering farmer, thereby securing him .to. take;an interest -in the ;success.,of. the\ show. It-should' bo-in'the best interests of .the so- . ciety'that at'leust the ten -farmers' 'classes;bo left as "tKey. were.'' . ';-,-.' i/ It-may; be added that the who signed the requisition to the ,Feildirig .^Society' in fav- ■ ,'ou". of-'the,-reinstatement;, of j tho -flock-ram classes\were' the "following:—Wm; Gibson, Alfred. Kidd, E.C.Haythorne,' E. H. Crabb, D. H. Kilgdnr, H;P. Taylor, S. G. Perry, 8.,0. I'rench, H. P. ' lanco, D. P. Buchanan, Joseph, Corpb,. AV Conway, R.M'Beth, E. Palmer, Wm. ; Morton, )W.-Mills,. C.i A.. J. levett, and C.'A. , Bank's.,''.! ■■,■■■ .v. ' : " ■■'.■'"■■ - ."■■'■ h '■■ ■ ':■ The 'position now is that -tho .association's Schedule "Committee .has. resolved:; "That it (be a.-re'eomraeridatibn 1 to -the General Committee that, flock ranis be reinstated in 'the' schedule, ■ 'and,that tho ; question.'of retaining flock ranis i ih-futiire.'.yeafs bo:discussed ait the next'annual meeting.':', ''v. : '. ■'.■■-} ; ;-'*>£.i.'A''.' '•.:■')'■■'•■ ■■.'.'■V-'.-!.'"'-'