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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5891, 24 July 1890, Page 2

t The Hales of stud .vL;ep lroimtly "t Sydney ! iliow •ivL.-it; mU-'V ai.t.ciifion k now h.■■:);.' vi'Ad in 1-iuw fcj'intl- NVaU.* i>. ii:.nr.ive he ! ."[iitiliiy of tJjc *!ycks. \\ r <->\ t;tv-v.-iir.' in i III: , .'. <:u''):iy, a- U is ii N T e'V /.•.■liii::.!, it- III" J .settl.'VP ai'i: t'iii;.';;-;ed ; at.v vliinii cci:- .. .iideird thai. ib:r!ug 'hi! '.ii.-it tiflei--:i 3'e:ir>, in . ll;i\vi;':'ri Hay -Ainm, the mn,i't>■ ;■ of 4ie;'p . in this disti'iet lias vh'c-n free. 1.- , ii,!K ls to { *. .}.;')(>,oUo, W'j UfodiKii lie si -prihi.d t'j lean: c r!iat iii ''le period, i:i IVew South j Wa' , . , :!, tin; illicit have iucr'.-iiH-'ii from :io,:i-f);;,iiUO !o over (iftv miiho:)-. With tHs iiii'rt>:iS!) (ho v.-e'ght vi f'ufC.o p;- sh:-t:p Ims ' iiko riwen fourteen onuces in tho ilucks of he sister colony, aud quit j us much in New <£c«l;iiui> if iwt Oi0i(. } ju&slag from tho 1

table showing the progress of Hawke'sßay that was compiled by Mr M. R. Miller for exhibition at Dunodin. The remarks of the Sydney Herald, are as applicable here as to those to whom they were more immediately addressed. Our contemporary says that while so much has been achieved in the past, there is probably much more to bo attained in tho future. Our sheep are multiplying: very rapidly, and it is of the first importance tliat the 12,000,000 to 15,000,000 lambs born annually should be of the beat breeds. Iv the case of some of our flocks perhaps very much greater improvement cannot be looked for. But, generally speaking there is still room for improvement. Between tha best and the worst sheep there is a very great difference. From some of our merino flocks an average of 71b per sheep or even more is obtained. Inferior flocks do not average much moro than lib. As the value of hotter breeding becomes apparent, doubtless the poorer beasts will bu weeded out, and their places taken by stock of superior quality. It is a trilo saying that a good sheep eats no moro thuu a poor one. But at present everyone cannot afford to buy the better class of animals. Had money bean more plentiful, prchubly high-olass breeding , would have I'Ofti muro intensive. It i.s only a question of tiiuo, hnwerer, for greater attention to be givmi to this question. When tho carthhuiigor has ceassd to exhaust tho resources (if our producers, and they are able to devoto ix larger share of their capital to tho improvement of their stock, wo shall have , moro marked progress in this dopartmont of grazing enterprise It is iv old settled countries, whero tho people own all the lauil, that wo get tho finest sheep. Time will work in tho same direction in Now South Wales, and its broad pasture lands will bo covered with sheep which give, not 01b 13Joz of wool por fleece as at present, but a still larger quantity, and of even fiuor quality, than that which is now produced. Tho experience of tho past fifteen years and tho largo attendance of buyers, and higher prices paid for sheep this year, may bo taken as an augury of this not very bold prediction.