LAMB AND PORK

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 264, 3 August 1929, Page 6

LAMB AND PORK

PRODUCERS’ BOARD PRIZES The prizes which are offered by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board in the lamb and pig classes for the forthcoming sixth Kbyal Show are as follow:— Fat Iximb Classes. Class I.—Fat lambs most suitable for the Dominion’s export trade and the typo most desired to keep up our reputation on the London miirket each pen to consist of three lambs, each individual lamb in ncii not to exceed 721 b. live weight, and to be weighed on the show ground by stewards before judging—purebred lambs arc not allow to compete. Prizes for the best pens to be awarded as iollow:—J< irst prize, £l5; second prize, £10; third prize, "Class 2. —All the lambs entered in the above class which comply with the above conditions to be killed and shipped Home to the board’s London manager, who will arrange a special display of them on the Smithfield market—the quality of the carcasses to be judged by three judges to be annolnted by the British Incorporated Society of Meat Importers. Prizes £pr the best lot of three carcasses to be awarded as follow: —First prize, £l5; second prize, £10; third prize, £5. Pig Classes. Class I.—Bacon pigs (auy breed or crossbreed) most suitable for export and the type most desired by the British trade. Each pen to consist of thteo pigs—each individual pig not to exceed 2201 b. liveweight and to be weighed on the show grounds by stewards before judging. Prizes for the best pens to be awarded as follows:—First prize, £10; second prize, £5 Class 2.—A1l the bacon pigs entered in the above class (Class 1). which comply with the above conditions to be killed and shipped Home. The board’s London man, ager will arrange a special display of these bacon pigs on Smithfield market—the quality of the carcasses to be judged bv three competent judges to be appointed by the board. Prizes for the best lot of three carcasses to be awarded as follows:—First prize, £10; second prize. £5 Class 3.—Fat porker pigs (any breed or crossbreed) most suitable for export and the type most desired on the Smithfield market. Each pen to consist of three plgg—each individual pig not to exceed 1301 b. live weight and to be weighed on the show ground by stewards before judging. Prizes for the best pens to be awarded a« follow:—First prize, £10: second prize, £5. ■ , Class 4.—A1l the above porkers entered in the above class (Class 3), which comply with the above conditions to be killed and shipped Home. The board’s London manager will arrange a special display of these porkers on the Smithfield market, the quality of the carcasses to be judged by three competent judges to be appointed by the board. Prizes for the best lot of three carcasses to be awarded as follow: — First prize, £10; second prize, £5.